Ex-Hacienda Official Joins BlackRock

Gerardo Rodriguez, who left Mexico’s finance ministry last year, is set to join BlackRock as a managing director and member of the firm’s EM leadership team, the asset manager says. He will be based in New York starting April 22, reporting to Richard Kushel, head of strategic product management, and Patrick Olson, global head of strategy and planning. Rodriguez spent 14 years at the Hacienda, most recently as undersecretary of finance and public credit.