Lazard Asset Management names two senior hires in product and strategy

Lazard Asset Management, a subsidiary of Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), has appointed Chris Bricker as Head of Corporate Development and Theodore P. "TP" Enders as Head of Product, the firm announced July 27, 2026.

Bricker joins from AllianceBernstein, where he spent more than three decades and most recently served as Head of Corporate Development and a member of the Operating Committee. He will report to Chris Hogbin, CEO of Lazard Asset Management, and will focus on strategic transactions, partnerships, and growth opportunities. Previously at AllianceBernstein, he led product strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and ran the firm's public alternatives business.

Enders joins from Goldman Sachs, where he spent more than two decades as a Managing Director in Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He most recently served as Head of CIO Portfolio Strategy and previously as Global Head of Public Product Development. In that role, he helped integrate a major European acquisition, oversaw Goldman's first mutual-fund-to-ETF conversion, and launched a suite of option-based income ETFs. At Lazard Asset Management, he will report to Chief Operating Officer Rosalie Berman and lead global product strategy across investment strategies, vehicles, client channels, and markets.

As of June 30, 2026, Lazard's asset management businesses managed approximately $285 billion in client assets. The two appointments are said to support the firm's Lazard 2030 growth plan, according to the press release statement.

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