Joseph Y. Bae
Member
Hong Kong
Joseph Y. Bae joined KKR in 1996 and is the Managing Partner of KKR Asia and member of the firm's Management Committee. During his tenure with KKR he has played a significant role in the investments in BIS Cleanaway, Borden, Elmers, Inc., MMI, PanAmSat, PRIMEDIA, Regal Cinemas, Seven, Shoppers Drug Mart, Visant, World Color Press and Yellow Pages Group. Currently, he is on the board of directors of BIS Industries, MMI, Unisteel, Seven, and Oriental Brewery. Mr. Bae, who had been located in the New York office, moved to Hong Kong in late 2005 to establish KKR's Asian operations. Prior to KKR, Mr. Bae worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Principal Investment Area, where he was involved in a broad range of merchant banking transactions. He has a B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard College.
TopDavid H. Liu
Member
Beijing
David H. Liu joined KKR in 2006 and is a Member of KKR and the Head of KKR Greater China. He played a significant role in the investment in Far Eastern Leasing, Modern Dairy, Tianrui Cement and Yageo Corporation. Mr. Liu previously served as Managing Director and Co-head of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. Mr. Liu has established one of the leading investment track records in Greater China with a number of successful and innovative investments such as Mengniu Dairy, Ping An Insurance, Nanfu Battery, Paradise Retail, Hengan International, Belle International and Shanshui Cement. Mr. Liu graduated from Columbia University as Class Salutatorian with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society and a winner of the Edwin Howard Armstrong Memorial Award for the top electrical engineering student at Columbia University.
Ming Lu
Member
Hong Kong
Ming Lu joined KKR in 2006 and is a senior operating executive. He has played a significant role in the investments in BIS Cleanaway, MMI and Unisteel Technology Limited. Mr. Lu currently sits on the board of directors of BIS Industries , MMI and Unisteel Technology Limited. He was previously a Partner at CCMP Capital Asia (formerly J.P. Morgan Partners Asia). While with JPMP Asia, Mr. Lu was involved in the acquisition of Mando Corporation, a leading auto components manufacturer in Korea, and was also involved in a number of other auto, industrial and consumer product deals. Prior to joining JPMP Asia in 1999, Mr. Lu worked for Lucas Varity, a leading global automotive component supplier for two years. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Lu worked for Kraft Foods International Inc. From 1985 to 1993, he worked for CITIC, the largest direct investment firm in China. Mr. Lu received a B.A. in Economics from Wuhan University of Hydroelectrical Engineering in China and an M.B.A. from University of Leuven in Belgium.
Justin Reizes
Member
Sydney
Justin Reizes joined KKR's London office in 1999. In Europe, he focused mainly on the Media, Communications and the Financial Services industries. Mr. Reizes moved to Hong Kong in late 2005, then Tokyo in July 2006 and then Sydney in the beginning of 2008. Since moving to Asia, he has been actively involved in developing KKR's Asian operations. Mr. Reizes has played a role in the investments in Tenovis, Maxeda (formerly Vendex KBB), BIS and Seven Media Group. He is currently on the board of directors of BIS and Seven Media Group. Prior to KKR, Mr. Reizes was involved in the private equity investments area of Morgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley Capital Partners) in London. From 1996 to 1998, he was in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley, where he was involved in a number of mergers, acquisitions, and financings. He holds a B.S., summa cum laude (Engineering Alumni Association Award), and a B.A., summa cum laude (Herb Pittman Award), from Rice University.
