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He joins from BlackRock, where he most recently served as head of Aladdin engineering, holding responsibility for the design, product management, development and operation of the firms investmentmanagement technology platform.
He will join from BlackRock, where he most recently served as head of Aladdin engineering, holding responsibility for the design, product management, development and operation of the firms investmentmanagement technology platform.
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