Apollo Global Management, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 20, 2026
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO)
About this 8-K
Apollo Global Management, Inc filed this 8-K on October 20, 2026.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. appointed Meyer “Micky” Malka as an independent director effective January 1, 2027, increasing its board to 14 directors and maintaining a two-thirds independent director majority. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
New Director Appointment
On October 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“AGM”) (i) voted to increase the size of the Board to fourteen (14) directors and (ii) appointed Mr. Meyer “Micky” Malka to fill the resulting vacancy. Both the Board size increase and Mr. Malka’s appointment to the Board will be effective as of January 1, 2027.
The Board has determined that Mr. Malka is an independent director as defined by the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
There are no actual or proposed transactions between Mr. Malka or any of his related persons and AGM that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Malka is expected to enter into a standard indemnification agreement in substantially the same form that AGM has entered into with its other non-employee directors. For his services as an independent director of the Board, he will be entitled to compensation in line with compensation paid by AGM to its other non-employee directors.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 20, 2026, AGM issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Malka as an independent director of AGM. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information included in this Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure” and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1* | Apollo Global Management, Inc. press release dated October 20, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
*Furnished herewith.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||||
Date: October 20, 2026 |
By: | /s/ Jessica L. Lomm | ||
| Name: | Jessica L. Lomm | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Apollo Appoints Ribbit Capital Founder Meyer “Micky” Malka to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, October 20, 2026 – Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Meyer “Micky” Malka, founder and managing partner of Ribbit Capital, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”), effective January 1, 2027. With this appointment, the Apollo board of directors will increase in size to 14 directors. Apollo continues to maintain a two-thirds independent board of directors.
Mr. Malka has more than 30 years of experience building and investing in technology and financial services businesses across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Ribbit Capital is an investment fund focused on innovative companies in the technology sector. In addition, Mr. Malka currently serves on the board of directors of Robinhood Markets, Inc., and several private companies.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Malka co-founded Heptagon Group, a securities and investment broker-dealer serving the Venezuelan and U.S. markets, and developed Patagon.com, Latin America’s first comprehensive internet-based financial services portal and dealer, which was acquired by Banco Santander in 2000. He also co-founded Banco Lemon, a Brazilian retail bank serving the underbanked that became one of the country’s largest private microfinance institutions before its acquisition by Banco do Brasil in 2009. He later co-founded Bling Nation, a mobile payments company that evolved into Lemon Inc., a mobile wallet company that was acquired in 2013. Mr. Malka holds a degree in economics from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela.
Micky Malka said, “I've long admired Apollo. They have a unique point of view and are building the future of the financial markets.”
Marc Rowan, Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Apollo, said, “Micky has spent his career building companies at the intersection of technology and financial services, and his background will be a real asset as we continue to drive growth across our platform.”
Gary Cohn, Lead Independent Director of Apollo, said, “Micky’s entrepreneurial track record brings additional global perspective to the Board. I look forward to working with him as we continue to deliver for our shareholders.”
About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2026, Apollo had approximately $1.05 trillion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Contacts
Noah
Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com
Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com