Felix Rohatyn Returns to Lazard

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that Felix Rohatyn has returned to the firm as Special Advisor to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth M. Jacobs, effective February 1st. Mr. Rohatyn, based in New York, had a nearly 50-year career at Lazard, as a Partner and Managing Director, until he left in 1997 to serve as United States Ambassador to France. He most recently headed his own private advisory firm, Rohatyn Associates.

“His wisdom and unparalleled experience working with multi-national organizations, financial institutions and governments, extensive relationships in both the public and private sectors and his long history with Lazard, will provide tremendous value to our clients, to me and our leadership team.”

“Felix is a legend in our industry, and I am honored that he is returning to the firm that he helped to create,” said Mr. Jacobs. “His wisdom and unparalleled experience working with multi-national organizations, financial institutions and governments, extensive relationships in both the public and private sectors and his long history with Lazard, will provide tremendous value to our clients, to me and our leadership team.”

“Lazard has demonstrated an innate ability to grow and thrive through changes in leadership, capital structure and the economy,” said Mr. Rohatyn. “It has been immensely rewarding to see Ken rise to lead Lazard. I look forward to returning to Lazard to work with Ken and his leadership team, but also to rejoining a firm that has cemented its position as one of the leading financial advisory firms in the world.”

Mr. Rohatyn is a trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the Board of Directors of Publicis Groupe SA and LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey). Mr. Rohatyn started his career at Lazard in 1948, leaving in 1997 for his Ambassadorship to France under President Clinton. He was chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corporation (MAC) of the State of New York from 1975 to 1993, where he managed the negotiations that enabled New York City to resolve its financial crisis in the late 1970s. He also served as a member of the board of governors of the New York Stock Exchange from 1968 to 1972.

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