Blackstone Credit & Insurance hires industry veteran Kimberly Kim to lead APAC insurance client coverage

Blackstone announces the appointment of Kimberly Kim as Senior Managing Director and Head of APAC Insurance Institutional Client Solutions for Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI).
Blackstone Credit & Insurance hires industry veteran Kimberly Kim to lead APAC insurance client coverage
Hong Kong, September 30, 2025 – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Kimberly Kim will join the firm as a Senior Managing Director and Head of APAC Insurance Institutional Client Solutions for Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”).

This is a newly created role to support the continued expansion of the business in the APAC region. Kimberly brings over 20 years of experience in the APAC insurance market. Prior to Blackstone, she was with BlackRock as Head of Financial Institutions Coverage in APAC.
 
Tyler Dickson, Global Head of Client Relations for BXCI, said: “Kimberly will play an instrumental role as we continue to expand BXCI’s presence across APAC. She adds to Blackstone’s deep bench of talent in the region, which has been a key driver of our differentiation and success for more than two decades.”
 
Philip Sherrill, Global Head of Insurance for BXCI, added: “Kimberly’s appointment reflects our commitment to growing our world-class insurance platform and deepening our relationships in APAC. Building our international insurance capabilities is a key pillar of our BXCI strategy. We see a significant opportunity to serve more of this important client base in the region, delivering value for insurers and their underlying policyholders.”
 
Blackstone manages over $250 billion of insurance client capital across private credit, liquid credit, and other strategies, up 20% year-over-year, and $484 billion in corporate and real estate credit assets, making it the world’s largest third-party focused credit business.
 
BXCI continues to significantly scale its business in APAC. It has committed to more than 20 deals in the region over the last three years, expanded relationships with investors, including with some of the region’s largest insurers, and doubled its headcount with key hires across Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

About Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset-based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending, and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies the capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

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Wendy Lee
+852 9176 6179
Wendy.Lee@Blackstone.com
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