
Proven value creation.
Our senior advisors complement the expertise of KKR investment professionals and our KKR Capstone executives — providing us with additional operational and strategic insights. All have held leading positions in major corporations and public agencies in the United States, Europe, or Asia. They are crucial to our success. They serve on the boards of our portfolio companies. They help us evaluate individual investment opportunities. They assist our portfolio companies with operational matters.
Our senior advisors include:
Sir John Bond
- - Former Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc
Thierry Breton
- - former French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry, and CEO of France Telecom
John E. Bryson
- - Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edison International and former Chairman of the California State Water Resources Control Board
Richard L. Clemmer
- - former CEO of Agere Systems
David Cote
- - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell
George M.C. Fisher
- - - Former Chairman and CEO of Motorola, Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company
Joe W. Forehand
- - Former Chairman and CEO of Accenture
Yoshiharu Fukuhara
- - Honorary Chairman of Shiseido
Paul M. Hazen
- - Former Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo
R. Clint Johnstone
- - Former Director and CFO of the Bechtel Group
John M. Keane
- - former vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army
Liu Chuanzhi
- - Founder of the Lenovo Group and President of Legend Holdings
Paul J. Norris
- - Non-executive Chairman and former CEO of W.R. Grace & Co.
Gianemilio Osculati
- - Chairman of Valore S.p.A. and McKinsey's Mediterranean Complex
Lee R. Raymond
- - Former chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil
Wolfgang Reitzle
- - President and CEO of the Executive Board of The Linde Group.
Arun Sarin
- - Former CEO of Vodafone Group
Edward Tian Suning
- - Founder and Chairman of China Broadband Capital Partners, L.P., and Vice Chairman and former CEO of China Netcom Group