BlackRock, Inc. announced the appointment of Sherry Rexroad, as Chief Investment Officer for the firm's newly launched global real estate securities platform. Ms. Rexroad will be responsible for building and ultimately leading a best-in-class investment team for the company's Real Estate Securities group. Effective immediately, Ms. Rexroad will report to Mark Howard-Johnson, Global Head of BlackRock's Real Estate Securities group. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Rexroad amassed experience managing global, U.S. and long short hedge fund mandates. Most recently, Ms. Rexroad served as the Senior Portfolio Manager, REITs-Americas for Aviva Investors Global Listed Real Estate Securities Team.