Apollo Adds Senior Policy and Government Affairs Leaders in Europe

Huw van Steenis to Join as European Economic & Policy Strategist Sarah Jenkins to Join as Head of Government Affairs, Europe LONDON and NEW YORK, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Huw van Steenis will join the firm as a Partner and European Economic & Policy Strategist, and that Sarah Jenkins will join the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs for Europe. Both newly created positions start in August and are based in London, Apollo’s European headquarters. Van Steenis has spent more than 25 years in leadership and senior advisory roles for global financial institutions, with a focus on strategy, policy and economic research. He was most recently the Vice Chair of Oliver Wyman, and before that served as a senior advisor to the CEO of UBS as well as to the Bank of England’s then-Governor Mark Carney. Jenkins has more than two decades of experience in public affairs, most recently at CPP Investments where she successfully led public affairs across Europe. Jenkins also worked in the UK government, including HM Treasury and the Department for Business, as well as in the European Parliament. “Huw and Sarah bring differentiated expertise and significant European experience to Apollo, and I am confident will be valuable additions to our growing franchise,” said David Krone, Apollo Partner and Global Head of Policy. “Huw is one of the industry’s most authoritative voices on financial markets, economics and policy, while Sarah has an impressive record of building and managing highly effective government affairs programs across Europe.” Apollo Partner and CIO, EMEA, Tristram Leach added: “With nearly $240 billion of regional AUM and as we continue to scale our investment activity, we’re highly focused on deepening our enterprise leadership in tandem. We’re thrilled to soon welcome Huw and Sarah to Apollo.” Apollo has been an active investor in Europe for decades with significant growth in the last few years. Its Funds have committed to more than $60 billion of high-grade investments for large corporates and assets in EMEA, including AB InBev, Air France, BP, EDF, Intel’s Irish Fab 34, Orsted, SOCAR, Vonovia and more – providing long-term funding for semi-conductor manufacturing, aviation, real estate and critical energy infrastructure that spans offshore wind, nuclear, gas pipelines and grid expansion.