London – October 19, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed David Krap, formerly Managing Director and Co-Head of Consumer & Retail EMEA at J.P. Morgan, as Managing Director and Co-Head of European Consumer, Retail & Leisure.
Krap brings more than two decades of consumer M&A advisory experience to Lazard
Krap's focus areas are food and beverage, home and personal care, and select consumer health categories. Before J.P. Morgan, he held senior roles at Credit Suisse, Centerview Partners and UBS. He holds an honors degree from the European Business School London and is fluent in German and Spanish.
Krap will join Lazard's European financial advisory practice in London
He will sit within the firm's European financial advisory practice, led by Jean-Louis Girodolle and Cyrus Kapadia, who are both Co-Heads of European Investment Banking.
Lazard linked the hire to its Lazard 2030 strategy, which includes a commitment to growing the firm's Managing Director ranks across its advisory franchise.
Lazard executives cite Krap's record on strategic transactions
Girodolle described Krap as an advisor with an exceptional track record of guiding boards and management teams through complex strategic inflection points and transformative transactions. Kapadia said Krap's expertise and longstanding relationships will strengthen the franchise as Lazard continues to invest in its European platform.
Krap said he was drawn by Lazard's advisory-led, partnership-oriented model and its presence across Europe and North America. He said he aims to help shape and scale the firm's global consumer franchise.