LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) today announced that Antoinette
(“Toni”) Bush has joined its Board of Directors as an independent
director.
Ms. Bush is currently the Executive Vice President and Global Head of
Government Affairs for News Corp, where she has served in that capacity
since June of 2013. Prior to joining News Corp, she held various
positions at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP. During Ms.
Bush’s nearly 20-year tenure at Skadden, she rose to become the Partner
in charge of the Communications Group, representing global media,
entertainment and telecom entities in regulatory, legal and
transactional matters. Ms. Bush also served as Executive Vice President
of Northpoint Technology Ltd and as Senior Counsel to the Communications
Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
"Toni is an accomplished business leader who has demonstrated strong
leadership and strategic and operational expertise across legal,
regulatory and communications matters," said Tony Ressler, Executive
Chairman of Ares Management Corporation. "I am highly confident that she
will be a valuable asset to the Ares board, and we look forward to
working together for the benefit of our shareholders.”
“We are very pleased to welcome Toni to the Ares board,” said Michael
Arougheti, CEO and President of Ares Management Corporation. “She is a
highly accomplished executive with a broad range of experience, and we
expect that she will provide invaluable insights and counsel to the
strategic growth plans of Ares.”
Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Bush said, "I am delighted to join
Ares’ talented board of directors and to be affiliated with such a
uniquely positioned company that I have known and admired for many
years. I look forward to contributing to Ares’ continued success.”
Ms. Bush also currently chairs the board of directors of The
HistoryMakers and serves on the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Advisory
Council and the boards of the Newseum, Planet Word, and The Economic
Club of Washington D.C.
Ms. Bush received her B.A. from Wellesley College and her J.D. from
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
About Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation is a publicly traded, leading global
alternative asset manager with approximately $125 billion of assets
under management as of September 30, 2018 and 18 offices in the United
States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Since its inception in 1997, Ares
has adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on
delivering strong risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market
cycles. Ares believes each of its three distinct but complementary
investment groups in Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate is a market
leader based on assets under management and investment performance. Ares
was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from
being part of the greater whole. For more information, visit www.aresmgmt.com.
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Ares Management Corporation
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or
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