AllianceBernstein Holding (AB) has named Onur Erzan, its president, as president and CEO.
He will succeed Seth Bernstein, who will retire effective March 31, 2027, after nearly a decade leading the firm. Bernstein will continue to serve on AB’s board of directors.
During his tenure as CEO, Bernstein has overseen a period of profound transformation for AB. Under his leadership, the firm continued to evolve beyond its traditional active public market asset management roots into a diversified, leading global investment manager, with scaled businesses across public markets, private alternatives, private wealth, insurance asset management and retirement solutions. In addition, Bernstein oversaw structural improvements in the firm’s profitability by leading AB’s headquarters relocation to Nashville, the creation and buildout of AB India and the transition of Bernstein Research into a joint venture with Societe Generale. Bernstein has also sponsored initiatives to enhan