Lazard CEO To Resign, Names Replacement: Report - Lazard (NYSE:LAZ)

Lazard Ltd LAZ CEO, Ken Jacobs, is anticipated to resign from his post for undisclosed reasons.
As per the sources, Jacobs will continue to work with clients at Lazard post-resigning.
Peter Orszag, head of the investment bank's financial advisory division, was named the replacement, reported Reuters.
Orszag had earlier worked as the head of North America M&A at Lazard and was employed at Citigroup before that.
Last month, the company reported a Q1 adjusted loss per share of $0.26 vs. consensus EPS of $0.26 and revenue of $527.0 million, missing the consensus of $562.5 million.
Lazard also disclosed its intention to cut headcount by about 10% of the workforce throughout 2023 as a part of cost-saving initiatives.
As of April 30, 2023, Lazard had assets under management of around $234.6 billion.
Price Action: LAZ shares closed higher by 0.56% at $28.72 on Thursday.