Blackstone Commercial Mortgage REIT Promotes Katie Keenan to CEO

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. is promoting its president, Katie Keenan, to chief executive officer.

Katie Keenan

Keenan, 36, will take over the role on June 30, the real estate investment trust said in a statement Tuesday. She’ll succeed Steve Plavin, who will move on to focus on European assets.

The publicly traded REIT is part of Blackstone Group Inc.’s investing platform. It originates senior mortgage loans secured by commercial properties in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Its $18.7 billion portfolio includes 122 loans, more than half of which are backed by office buildings, the REIT said in a ...