Apollo Global Management has appointed Gary W Parr as a senior managing director and co-chairman of the firm’s management operating committee.

Parr (pictured) reports to Joshua Harris, co-founder and co-chairman of the management operating committee.
 
“We are thrilled to welcome Gary to Apollo, and we believe he will be an outstanding addition to our senior leadership team,” says Harris. “He is one of the most respected executives in the financial services industry, and we expect to benefit from his deep expertise and relationships in the sector as Apollo continues to grow its business.”
 
Parr says: “Over the course of my career I have grown to know and respect the professionals at Apollo, who have built one of the most successful and innovative alternative investment management firms in the industry, and I am very excited to join the leadership team."