Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has reinforced its senior leadership team with the appointments of Chris Bricker as Head of Corporate Development and Theodore P. Enders as Head of Product, as part of its strategic growth initiative. According to the firm, both appointments reflect LAM’s commitment to expanding its investment and solutions capabilities to meet evolving client needs and build the foundation for the firm’s next growth phase, while remaining true to its long-standing active management focus.
“These appointments bring together two complementary capabilities at a pivotal moment in LAM’s evolution. Chris and TP are highly regarded industry veterans. Chris brings more than three decades of experience with a sharp focus on identifying, structuring, and integrating strategic opportunities. TP has spent his career building premier product strategies through a rigorous, client-centric lens that aligns investment capabilities, client requirements, and business priorities. Together, they will help us make disciplined decisions on where we invest, how we scale, and how we deliver differentiated solutions to clients worldwide. I am delighted to welcome them to Lazard,” said Chris Hogbin, CEO of Lazard Asset Management.
Chris Bricker, Head of Corporate Development
Bricker will lead corporate development and LAM’s strategic growth agenda. His focus will center on opportunities that leverage the firm’s core strengths as an asset manager, enhance its client value proposition, and expand its footprint in priority areas. He will report directly to Chris Hogbin, Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management.
Bricker joins from AllianceBernstein, where he spent over three decades and most recently served as Head of Corporate Development and as a member of the Operating Committee. Throughout his tenure, he led a wide array of transactions and strategic partnerships while driving one of the firm’s largest product expansions. Previously, he oversaw AllianceBernstein’s publicly traded alternative assets business and led both product strategy and M&A.
“Opportunities to help shape how a firm of this caliber scales—rather than simply expanding existing operations—are rare. Lazard Asset Management has both the ambition and the platform required to grow and better serve its clients. That prospective outlook is what drew me here, and I look forward to working alongside Chris Hogbin and the broader Lazard team to future-proof the business,” stated Chris Bricker, incoming Head of Corporate Development.
Theodore P. “TP” Enders, Head of Product
For his part, Enders will lead LAM’s global product strategy, overseeing the development of the firm’s platform across investment strategies, vehicles, client channels, and geographic markets. Working in close collaboration with investment, distribution, and regional leadership teams, he will prioritize the capabilities and solutions best positioned to differentiate LAM and drive growth. His mandate is to enhance Lazard’s ability to translate its investment expertise into concrete, scalable, and client-relevant solutions. He will report to Rosalie Berman, Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Asset Management.
Enders joins from Goldman Sachs, where he served for over two decades as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He most recently served as CIO and previously held the role of Global Head of Product Development, managing an international team. In that capacity, he led the integration of a key European acquisition, supervised the firm’s first mutual-fund-to-ETF conversion, and launched a suite of option-based income ETFs.
Enders added: “Having spent more than two decades in the industry, I have always admired Lazard as one of the most respected houses in active management, boasting a legacy and client base that few can match. The vision and ambition the firm has outlined for the coming years are compelling, and I am excited to help shape the product strategy with the rigor and discipline that this vision demands.”
LAM’s Next Phase of Growth
Bricker and Enders will jointly work to translate LAM’s strategic priorities into a defined, client-centric agenda designed to drive profitable growth. Their efforts will underpin the firm’s evolution: identifying where it can best serve clients and determining how to efficiently deliver new capabilities to market under the Lazard 2030 strategic plan.
