KKR Hires BlackRock’s Ryan Stork as Chief Operating Officer (2)

KKR & Co. hired BlackRock Inc. veteran Ryan Stork as chief operating officer.

Stork, 50, most recently deputy COO for BlackRock, was also named a partner at New York-based KKR, according to a statement Monday. His appointment took effect Jan. 3, a separate regulatory filing shows.

Stork said he’s looking forward “to partnering with colleagues globally to support the investment, technology and operating needs that will enable us to serve our clients even better,” according to the statement.

During a career spanning more than two decades at BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, Stork had served as chairman of the ...