Raj K. Agrawal
Max V. Alper
Robert W. Antablin
John F. Bookout III
Edward Bostock
John Brakey
Billy Butcher
Mattia Caprioli
Nicolas Cattelain
Herald Y. Chen
Webster B. Chua
Rex Chung
Jesús Olmos Clavijo
Sergio D'Angelo
Katherine T.B. de Mul
Brandon A. Freiman
Philipp Freise
Ryo Fujii
Charlie Gao
Nicolas Gheysens
Simon Hipperson
Gary H. Jacobs
David M. Kerko
Jakob Kjellberg
Stephen Ko
Henrik Kraft
B. V. Krishnan
Craig Larson
Aren LeeKong
Robert H. Lewin
Max C. Lin
Lucy Liu
Kabir Mathur
Torbjørn Midsem
Shusaku Minoda
Sanjay K. Morey
Sanjay Nayar
Daisuke Nozaki
Osamu Ogura
Tagar C. Olson
S. G. Pontus Pettersson
Edouard Pillot
Janice Cook Roberts
Josselin de Roquemaurel
Silke Scheiber
Lucian T. Schönefelder
Jonathan D. Smidt
Peter Stavros
Masaki Sugita
Karan Swani
Mateusz (Mati) M. Szeszkowski
Nathaniel H. Taylor
Thomas C. Uger
Joshua T. Weisenbeck
Julian J. Wolhardt
Eiji Yatagawa
Lane Fu Zhao
Nathaniel M. Zilkha
Raj K. Agrawal
Menlo Park
Raj K. Agrawal joined KKR in 2006. He is currently a member of the Infrastructure team, previously having worked on the Energy and Natural Resources and Retail industry teams. He has been involved with the investment in, and is a member of the board of directors of Dollar General. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Vice President with Warburg Pincus, where he was involved in the execution and oversight of a number of investments in the energy sector. Mr. Agrawal's prior experience also includes Thayer Capital Partners, where he played a role in the firm's business and manufacturing services investments, and McKinsey & Company, where he provided strategic and M&A advice to clients in a variety of industries. He holds a B.A. with honors and distinction from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
TopMax V. Alper
New York
Max V. Alper joined KKR in 2007 and is a member of the Media and Communications and Real Estate industry teams. Prior to joining KKR, he was with SAB Capital, where he focused on investments in the media, communications and technology sectors. Before completing his M.B.A., Mr. Alper was with Madison Dearborn Partners and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the private equity investment arm of Morgan Stanley. He was involved in a number of investments in the healthcare, insurance, media and technology sectors at these firms. He holds a B.B.A. and B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Robert W. Antablin
New York
Robert W. Antablin has been with KKR since 2005 and is a member of the Energy and Infrastructure industry teams. At KKR, Mr. Antablin has been involved with the firm's investments in Energy Future Holdings and East Resources, and involved with portfolio activities for ITC Holdings and Texas Genco. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Industrials and Natural Resources Group, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition, and financing transactions. He holds a B.S. with highest distinction from the William A. Schreyer Honors College of the Pennsylvania State University.
John F. Bookout III
Houston
John F. Bookout III joined KKR in 2008. He was a Director of McKinsey & Company for 28 years. Most recently he was responsible for their 17 global industry practices. During his career with McKinsey, he spent six years as Managing Partner of its Los Angeles office and four years in London where he led McKinsey's European Energy Practice. Mr. Bookout also served as Managing Partner of the Texas Office, as co-leader of the North American Energy Practice, and as a member of McKinsey's Shareholder's Committee. He is a member of the board of directors of Tesoro and McDermott. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Rice University.
Edward Bostock
Sydney
Edward Bostock joined KKR in 2007. He has been directly involved with the investment in Seven and serves on its board of directors. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Bostock spent three years as an Associate Director of Pacific Equity Partners focusing on private equity transactions in the Australasian region. Before joining Pacific Equity Partners, he was an Associate of avantcé LLC in the U.S. Mr. Bostock holds a B.S. from the University of Melbourne.
John Brakey
Sydney
John Brakey joined KKR's Client and Partner Group in 2009. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Brakey was Head of Private Equity Fund of Funds in Macquarie Funds Group, the funds management arm of Macquarie Group. He was Chair of the Investment Committee and was responsible for the management of approximately AUD$5 billion of commitments in both domestic and international funds. Prior to that, Mr. Brakey was an Asset Consultant with Towers Perrin, advising on alternative asset classes, assessing private equity managers and developing Towers Perrin's alternative investment capabilities. He holds a B.Agr.Ec. with first class honors from the University of Sydney and holds a C.F.A. and an ASIA.
Billy Butcher
New York
Billy Butcher joined KKR in 2004 and is a member of the Financial Institutions and Industrials industry teams. At KKR, Mr. Butcher has been involved with the investments in Northgate, Seven Media Group, and Masonite International. In 2006 and 2007, he moved to Tokyo to assist in developing KKR's Asian operations. Prior to joining KKR, he was at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking Group, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition, and financing transactions. He holds an A.B., summa cum laude, from Princeton University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was the Henry Ford II Scholar and an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Mattia Caprioli
London
Mattia Caprioli joined KKR in 2001 and has been actively involved in the investments in Alliance Boots, AVR/Van Gansewinkel, Legrand, PagesJaunes Groupe, Selenia and Toys 'R' Us. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Alliance Boots and Legrand. He is responsible for the development of KKR's activities in Italy. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Caprioli was with Goldman Sachs International in London where he was involved in a broad range of mergers, acquisitions and financings across a variety of industries. He holds a M.Sc., summa cum laude, from L. Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
Nicolas Cattelain
London
Nicolas Cattelain joined KKR in 2000. He has been actively involved in the investments in Demag, Maxeda (formerly Vendex KBB) and NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductor) and currently leads the European Financial Services industry team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Cattelain was with the private equity firm Industri Kapital, where he worked on a broad range of leveraged buyout transactions across Europe. He was previously with the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Merrill Lynch in London and with the Corporate Banking Department of Crédit Lyonnais in Vienna. He holds a B.A. from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Herald Y. Chen
Menlo Park
Herald Y. Chen rejoined KKR in 2007, having previously worked for the Firm from 1995 to 1997, and has been directly involved with the investments in Kindercare Learning Centers, Walter Industries and Sun Microsystems. He is a member of the Technology industry team and serves on the board of Accel-KKR. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Chen was a Managing Director with Fox Paine & Company focusing on management buyouts including ACMI Corporation, where he also served as CEO. Before joining Fox Paine, he was Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder of Jamcracker, Inc., a software-as-a-service solutions company, and prior to completing his M.B.A. was employed by KKR and Goldman, Sachs & Co. He holds a B.S., cum laude, from The Wharton School, a B.S.E., cum laude, from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Webster B. Chua
New York
Webster B. Chua joined KKR in 2006 and is a member of the Media and Communications and Financial Services industry teams. At KKR, Mr. Chua has been involved with the investments in First Data Corporation and Legg Mason. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking Group, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition, and financing transactions. He holds a B.S., summa cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Rex Chung
Hong Kong
Rex Chung joined KKR's Client and Partner Group in 2008. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Chung spent 16 years at UBS Investment Bank in the firm's equity and investment banking divisions. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and COO of the firm's US prime brokerage distribution business in New York. In Hong Kong, he ran the firm's equity syndicate desk and originated some of Asia's largest and most innovative equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions as well as distributing Asian equities from London and New York. Prior to that, he was an analyst and officer for Seoul Securities Co., Ltd. based in Seoul and New York. Mr. Chung holds a B.Soc.Science from the University of Ottawa and an M.A. from the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University.
Jesús Olmos Clavijo
London
Jesús Olmos Clavijo joined KKR in 2008 as European Head of Infrastructure. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Olmos was a Member of the Executive Board reporting to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director for Corporate Development at Endesa, S.A., Spain's leading electric utility, the largest private electric utility in Latin America, and a leading European energy company. Previously, between 2004 and 2008, Mr. Olmos was Chief Executive Officer of Endesa Europa. During his time at Endesa, Mr. Olmos led investments in a number of energy infrastructure assets around the world, including in Portugal, Italy, France, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Ireland, and North Africa. He also helped develop the European strategy of Endesa through Endesa Europa, which was sold in June 2008 for a total enterprise value of €11 billion with value creation of more than €6 billion in seven years. Mr. Olmos joined Endesa in 1991, after working at Iberdrola and the Nuclear Fusion Institute. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales and an M.B.A. from Instituto de Empresa.
Sergio D'Angelo
London
Sergio D'Angelo joined KKR in 2005 and has been involved in the investments in SBS Broadcasting, Selenia, NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductor), ProSiebenSat.1, and Alliance Boots. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Alliance Boots. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. D'Angelo was with the private equity firm BC Partners in Milan for over a year. Prior to that, he worked in the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup in London. He holds an M.Sc., summa cum laude, from L. Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
Katherine T.B. de Mul
New York
Katherine T. B. de Mul joined KKR in 2007 and currently manages the Fund Administration team and participates in investor relations and capital raising activities for KKR in the Client and Partner Group. Prior to joining Fund Administration and the Client and Partner Group, Ms. de Mul directed global investor relations and communications for KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. Before KKR, she was with Goldman Sachs as an Investment Strategist as well as a U.S. Equity Research Analyst. Ms. de Mul holds a B.A. from Williams College and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Financial Management from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Brandon A. Freiman
New York
Brandon A. Freiman joined KKR in 2007 and is a member of the Consumer Products and Energy and Natural Resources industry teams. At KKR, Mr. Freiman has been involved with the investment in Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.). Prior to joining KKR, he was an analyst at Credit Suisse Securities, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition, and other corporate advisory transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, first class honors, from McGill University.
Philipp Freise
London
Philipp Freise has been with KKR since 2001. At KKR, Mr. Freise has been involved with the investments in ATU, AVR, BMG, Demag, Duales System Deutschland (DSD), MTU Aero Engines, ProSiebenSat.1, SBS Broadcasting and Zumtobel. Mr. Freise currently serves on the board of directors of ATU, DSD and ProSiebenSat.1. He leads the European Media industry team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Freise was co-founder of Venturepark, a Berlin, Germany-based early stage venture capital company sponsored by Bertelsmann, Goldman Sachs and DaimlerChrysler, among others. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Freise worked for McKinsey & Company in Frankfurt, Germany and New York focusing on serving media, health care and private equity clients in the U.S. and Europe on strategic and operational matters. He holds a B.S. and M.Sc. with high distinction from WHU Koblenz Graduate School of Management, Koblenz, Germany and an M.B.A. with high distinction from the University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Business. In January 2009, Freise was named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Ryo Fujii
Tokyo
Ryo Fujii joined KKR in 2006 and is a member of Financial Services and Consumer Products industry teams. He has been involved in the investment in Orient Corporation. During 2008 and 2009, he had been transferred to KKR New York Office to work for U.S. Financial Services team. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Goldman Sachs in New York and Tokyo as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division. At Goldman Sachs, he was involved with principal investments, including an investment in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, as well as a number of merger advisory and financing transactions. Prior to completing his M.B.A., he served as a Japanese government official for the Ministry of Finance. He holds an LL.B. in Public Law from the University of Tokyo and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Charlie Gao
Hong Kong
Charlie Gao joined KKR in 2006 and has been directly involved with the investment of Tianrui Cement. Prior to joining KKR, he worked as an associate at Morgan Stanley Private Equity, where he was actively involved in a number of private equity transactions in China including Mengniu Dairy, Ping An Insurance, Conch Cement, Belle International and Shanshui Cement. Prior to that, Mr. Gao worked as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley's Singapore and Hong Kong offices. He holds an M.Eng., with Merit, and an M.A. and a B.A., with first class honors, from the University of Cambridge.
Nicolas Gheysens
Paris
Nicolas Gheysens joined KKR in 2004 and has been involved in the investments in TDC, Toys 'R' Us and Maxeda (formerly Vendex KBB). Prior to joining KKR, he was with the French private equity firm Sagard, and the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Goldman Sachs in London and Paris. He holds a B.A. from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Strasbourg) and an M.Sc. from ESSEC.
Simon Hipperson
London
Simon Hipperson joined the Infrastructure team in 2008 as a senior investment advisor dedicated to KKR's infrastructure effort. He was formerly the President and CEO of Skanska Infrastructure Development AB, the global infrastructure investment arm of Skanska AB, one of the world's largest construction companies. Mr. Hipperson was responsible for the development and ongoing operation of a diverse portfolio with a value in excess of $2 billion, ranging from toll roads, power generation plants and ports through to social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and government facilities. Key transactions in which Mr. Hipperson was involved while at Skanska Infrastructure include the Barts and The London new hospitals program in the UK, the Ponte de Pedra hydroelectric power project in Brazil and Autopista Central, a toll-road in Chile. Mr. Hipperson holds a Graduate Diploma in Construction Management and a Higher National Diploma in Building from Anglia University.
Gary H. Jacobs
New York
Gary H. Jacobs joined KKR in 2008 to provide risk management, derivative structuring and trading insight to the Capital Markets business. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Jacobs was a Managing Director at Citigroup within the Equities division where he spent 16 years trading options, derivatives, convertibles and cash equities. Mr. Jacobs received a B.A. from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from New York University.
David M. Kerko
Menlo Park
David M. Kerko has been with KKR since 1998 and was actively involved in the investments in Borden, Toys 'R' Us and NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductor). He is a member of the Technology industry team. Currently, he is on the board of directors of Avago Technologies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Kerko was with Gleacher NatWest Inc. where he was involved in a broad range of merger and acquisition transactions and financing work. He holds a B.S., summa cum laude, from The Wharton School, and a B.S.E., summa cum laude, from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. He was awarded the A. Atwater Kent Prize for top electrical engineering graduate.
Jakob Kjellberg
London
Jakob Kjellberg joined KKR in 2004 and is a member of the Communications and Infrastructure industry teams. He has been involved in the investments in TDC and Bharti Infratel. Prior to joining KKR, he was with the Mergers and Acquisitions department of J.P. Morgan. He holds an M.Sc. from the Stockholm School of Economics and the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
Stephen Ko
New York
Stephen Ko joined KKR in 2005 and is a member of the Consumer Products industry team. He has been actively involved in the investments in Biomet, Harman International and Sealy. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Biomet. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Ko was with the Private Equity Group of The Blackstone Group where he was involved in the execution of numerous investments in the industrial, chemical, energy, media and technology sectors, including SunGard Data Systems. Prior to completing his M.B.A., he was with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, where he was involved in a broad range of private equity transactions, and in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Ko holds an A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College, an M.Phil from Cambridge University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Henrik Kraft
London
Henrik Kraft joined KKR in 2006. Mr. Kraft is responsible for the development of our activities in Scandinavia and is a member of the Communications industry team. He has been actively involved in the investment in Alliance Boots and TDC. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Kraft was with Apax Partners in London for more than six years focusing on technology and telecoms investments including TDC and Intelsat. He started his career as a strategy consultant with Braxton Associates. Mr. Kraft holds a first class honours degree (M.Eng.) in Engineering, Economics and Management from Christ Church, Oxford University.
B. V. Krishnan
Mumbai
B.V. Krishnan joined KKR in 2009 and is responsible for KKR's capital markets efforts in the India region. Mr. Krishnan is also driving the development of a broad-based alternative assets platform for KKR in India, including building a capital markets-driven structured credit business, and developing relationships with local investment partners. Previously, Mr. Krishnan was at Citigroup, where he worked as Director, Head of Structured Products for Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities and Equity Capital Markets, prior to which he worked as a senior banker in the Corporate and Investment Bank at Citigroup. He has a degree in Chartered Accountancy from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Chennai.
Craig Larson
New York
Craig Larson joined KKR in 2009 and is a member of the Client and Partner Group. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Larson spent 17 years at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. where he was a Managing Director in the Global Communications franchise. While at Citigroup, Mr. Larson played a leading role on a broad array of merger and acquisition and financing assignments for global media and telecommunications clients. Mr. Larson graduated with a B.A. with honors, from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.
Aren LeeKong
New York
Aren LeeKong joined KKR in 2007 and is a member of the capital markets team. Mr. LeeKong's primary focus, within the capital markets team, is equity syndication. He has been involved in placements for Alliance Boots, Aricent, Avago, Dollar General, First Data Corporation, Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.), Northgate Information Systems, and Rockwood Holdings. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. LeeKong spent 9 years at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Most recently, he served as a Director in Citigroup's Equity Capital Markets Division, overseeing the firm's equity private placement initiatives. Mr. LeeKong began his career at Salomon Smith Barney in Institutional Equity Sales, focusing on hedge funds. Mr. LeeKong holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Robert H. Lewin
Hong Kong
Robert H. Lewin has been with KKR since 2004 and has been directly involved in the investments in Oriental Brewery, BIS Cleanaway, Seven Media Group, MMI, Unisteel, PanAmSat and Visant. Currently, Mr. Lewin is on the board of directors of BIS Industries, Seven Media Group, MMI and Unisteel. In January 2006, he moved from New York to Hong Kong to assist in developing KKR's Asian operations. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Lewin was with Bear Stearns & Company in its Merchant Banking Group, where he was involved in a number of private equity transactions. He holds a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Xiang Li
Beijing
Xiang Li joined KKR in 2009 as a member of the KKR China team. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs Beijing where he was responsible for client coverage and transaction execution for large state-owned enterprises, private sector companies, and government regulatory entities. Mr. Li also worked for over 10 years at a central government ministry responsible for economic development and policies. Mr. Li holds a B.A. in Economics from People's University of China School of Business, and an M.S. with distinction from University of Southampton School of Management in the United Kingdom.
Max C. Lin
Menlo Park
Max C. Lin joined KKR in 2005 and is a member of the Healthcare and Technology industry teams. Mr. Lin has been involved with the firm's investment in The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU Group). Prior to joining KKR, he was with Morgan Stanley in its Financial Sponsors Group, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition and financing transactions. He holds a B.S. and B.A.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Lucy Liu
Beijing
Lucy Liu joined KKR in 2008 and as a member of the Client and Partner Group is involved in investor relations and capital raising activities in Asia. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Liu was a Vice President of J.P. Morgan Asset Management responsible for China institutional business covering clients including banks, insurers, government agencies and selected companies. Prior to that, she had assumed increasingly responsible roles in finance and investment management for 16 years within Sinochem Corporation at their Beijing headquarters and on expatriate assignments in both London and Hong Kong. She holds a B.A. from Shanghai Maritime University in China and an M.B.A. from City Business School (now Cass Business School), London.
Kabir Mathur
Hong Kong
Kabir Mathur joined KKR in 2008 and has been involved in the investments in MMI, Unisteel and Bharti Infratel. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Mathur spent 1½ years working at TPG Capital, focusing primarily on their investment activities in Southeast Asia. Before that, Mr. Mathur was with Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney working in their Investment Banking Division in London and Singapore for five years. Mr. Mathur received a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the U.K.
Torbjørn Midsem
London
Torbjørn Midsem joined KKR in 2006 and is a member of the Financial Services industry team and is currently a board member at ATU. Prior to joining KKR, he was with the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in Stockholm. He holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from NHH (Norway).
Shusaku Minoda
Tokyo
Shusaku Minoda joined KKR in 2007 and is Chief Executive Officer of KKR Japan. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Minoda was Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Global Investment Banking Group of Mizuho Corporate Bank and was a member of the management committee of the Bank since 2004. He worked as General Manager of the Syndicated Finance Department from 1998 to 2003 at the Bank. In his effort to develop the Syndicated Financial Market in Japan, he became one of the founding members of the Japan Syndication and Loan Trading Association and served as Chairman of the association from 2003 to 2005. Previously he was managing director in charge of primary and secondary bond trading, derivatives, structured products, Japanese equity and research at IBJ International PLC in London from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Minoda also worked for IBJ's London Branch as Treasurer from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Minoda is a graduate of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.
Sanjay K. Morey
Menlo Park
Sanjay Morey joined KKR in 2006. He is a member of the Retail industry team and has been involved in the investments in U.S. Foodservice and Toys 'R' Us. Mr. Morey serves on the board of directors of U.S. Foodservice and Toys 'R' Us. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Vice President with Fenway Partners, where he was involved in the execution of numerous investments in the retail and consumer products sectors. Prior to completing his M.B.A., Mr. Morey was with Freeman Spogli, where he was involved in a broad range of private equity transactions, and worked in the investment banking division of Salomon Brothers Inc. He holds a B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Sanjay Nayar
Mumbai
Sanjay Nayar joined KKR in 2009. Previously, he spent 24 years at Citigroup, most recently as CEO of Citi's Indian and South Asian operations and as a member of Citigroup's Asia Executive Operating Committee and Global Senior Leadership Committee. Citi India was one of the leading international franchises of Citi encompassing Consumer, Corporate, and Investment Banking.
Mr. Nayar was the Deputy Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA), Chairman of the Foreign Banks' Committee of the IBA, a member of the Board of USIBC, Co-Chairman of the Banking Committee for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and Co-Chairman of the Habitat for Humanity India Builds campaign. He has also participated in various financial sector reform committees set up by the Indian government and domestic regulators – Infrastructure Committee in 2008, and currently on the Committee by Reserve Bank of India to build a "Centre for Advanced Financial Learning" (CAFL).
Currently, he is on the board of large NGOs such as Habitat for Humanity and Pratham.
Daisuke Nozaki
Menlo Park
Daisuke Nozaki joined KKR in 2006. Prior to joining KKR, he was with McKinsey & Company in Germany and Tokyo as an associate, where he was involved in a number of private equity transactions, strategy projects, and operational improvement projects. Prior to that, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Tokyo in its Principal Investment Area. He holds an M.A. and a B.A. from the University of Tokyo.
Osamu Ogura
Tokyo
Osamu Ogura joined KKR in 2007. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Mizuho Corporate Bank as a General Manager in the Financial Products Coordination Division. During his 27 years with Mizuho Financial Group and its predecessor (Fuji Bank), Mr. Ogura was engaged in business strategies for the Americas, corporate planning, turnaround and IPO of Heller Financial, revitalization plan of the banks, three-way merger of DKB, Fuji and IBJ and coordination of financial products, including leveraged finance, real estate finance and MBO advisory. Mr. Ogura holds a B.A. from the University of Tokyo and an M.S. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Tagar C. Olson
New York
Tagar C. Olson joined KKR in 2002 and is a member of the Financial Services industry team. Mr. Olson has played a significant role in the investments in Capmark Financial (formerly GMAC Commercial Holdings), First Data Corporation, Legg Mason, KSL Holdings, Masonite International, Visant and Yellow Pages Group. Currently, he is on the board of directors of Capmark Financial Group, First Data, KSL Holdings, and Visant. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Evercore Partners Inc., where he was involved in a number of private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He holds a B.S. and B.A.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
S. G. Pontus Pettersson
Menlo Park
S. G. Pontus Pettersson joined KKR's London office in 2007. In Europe, he focused on the Industrials and Chemicals industries and was directly involved with the investment in Northgate Information Solutions. In 2008, Mr. Pettersson moved to Tokyo, where he was a member of the Consumer Products and Chemicals teams. Since 2009, he has worked in KKR's Menlo Park office where he is a member of the Retail and Technology teams. Prior to joining KKR, he was an associate at Altor Equity Partners AB in Stockholm where he was involved in numerous private equity transactions in Scandinavia. Before that he was an associate on the private equity team at Investcorp International Ltd. in London. He started his career as an analyst on the Leveraged Finance team at Goldman Sachs International. He holds a B.A. from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he received a Wallenberg Scholarship.
Edouard Pillot
London
Edouard Pillot joined KKR in 2006 and is a member of the Industrials industry team. He has been involved in the investment in KION. Prior to joining KKR, he was with CIBC World Markets' European Leveraged Finance Group, and the Diversified Industrials Investment Banking Department of J.P. Morgan in London and Paris. He holds an M.Sc. from ESSEC.
Janice Cook Roberts
New York
Janice Cook Roberts joined KKR in 2007 and as a member of the Client and Partner Group is involved in investor relations and capital raising activities. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Roberts was Co-CEO and Co-President of the New York City Investment Fund. Ms. Roberts focused on developing the strategy of this civic venture fund, identification and execution of transactions and monitoring portfolio companies. Prior to that, Ms. Roberts was Executive Director of International in MCA/Universal's Home Entertainment Group (now owned by NBC/Universal). She was previously with Bankers Trust in its Corporate Finance Department. Ms. Roberts earned a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Josselin de Roquemaurel
London
Josselin de Roquemaurel joined KKR in 2005. He has been involved in the investment in Tarkett and U.N Ro-Ro. Mr. de Roquemaurel is a member of the European Energy industry team, but has also been working on several investment opportunities in other industry segments. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. de Roquemaurel spent three and a half years in J.P. Morgan's corporate finance department in London, where he focused on the industrial and TMT sectors. He studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Fontenay St-Cloud, France and holds a degree from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Jouy-en-Josas, France.
Silke Scheiber
London
Silke Scheiber joined KKR in 1999 and has been involved with several portfolio companies. She leads our efforts in the Industrials industry sector in Europe. Ms. Scheiber played a role in the investments in Demag, Rockwood/Dynamit Nobel, SBS Broadcasting, Tarkett, KION, Wincor Nixdorf and Zumtobel. Currently, she is on the board of directors of ATU, KION and Tarkett. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Scheiber was with Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, Germany where she was involved in numerous mergers, acquisitions and public offerings across a broad range of industries. She holds a B.A. from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and Haute Ecole des Etudes Commerciales (HEC)/France.
Lucian T. Schönefelder
London
Lucian T. Schöenefelder joined KKR in 2007 as a member of the Telecoms & Media industry team. In 2009, he rotated to KKR Capstone. He is also part of the Duales System Deutschland portfolio team. Prior to joining KKR, he was with the Mergers and Acquisitions department of JP Morgan in London. He holds a Ph.D. in Corporate Finance, summa cum laude, and an M.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and the University of Texas at Austin.
Jonathan D. Smidt
New York
Jonathan D. Smidt has been with KKR since 2000 and during that time has been directly involved with several investments and portfolio companies. He played a significant role in the investments in International Transmission Company, Texas Genco, Laureate Education, Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.) and East Resources Inc. He has also had portfolio company responsibilities for DPL Inc. and KinderCare Learning Centers. He is a member of the Energy and Natural Resources industry team and sits on the boards of East Resources, EFH and Laureate Education. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Smidt was at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the investment banking group in New York where he spent two years in the Energy & Power industry group and one year in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. Mr. Smidt started his career at Ernst & Young in Cape Town, South Africa. He holds a B.B.S. and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town (South Africa).
Peter Stavros
New York
Peter Stavros joined KKR in 2005. He is a member of the Industrials industry team. Mr. Stavros was involved with the investments in HCA and The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU Group). Prior to joining KKR, he was with GTCR Golder Rauner, where he was involved in the execution of numerous investments in the health care sector. Prior to completing his M.B.A., Mr. Stavros was with Vestar Capital Partners, where he was involved in a broad range of private equity transactions, and in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Salomon Brothers Inc. He holds an A.B. and B.S., magna cum laude, from Duke University and an M.B.A. with high distinction, Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School. Mr. Stavros is a member of the Board of Visitors at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He also serves on the board of directors at Environmental Advocates of New York.
Masaki Sugita
Tokyo
Masaki Sugita joined KKR in 2008 and is involved in investor relations and capital raising activities in Japan. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Sugita was a Chief Portfolio Advisor of Nissay Asset Management, which is a group company of Nippon Life, the largest life insurance company in Japan. He led the portfolio advisory and business development department for institutional investors. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management of Japan where he was appointed as Head of Client Relationship Management & Business Development and a Member of the Board of Directors. He started his career in 1979 at the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan where he gained experience in corporate finance and asset management businesses. Mr. Sugita holds a B.A. of Laws from Tokyo University.
Karan Swani
Mumbai
Karan Swani joined KKR in 2005 and is part of the India private equity team. Previously, Mr. Swani was a member of the healthcare team in Menlo Park, where he was integrally involved in the acquisitions of HCA and Accellent. Prior to KKR, Mr. Swani was with UBS Investment Bank in Los Angeles, where he was involved in a broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and financings across various industries. He holds an Honors in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mateusz (Mati) M. Szeszkowski
London
Mateusz (Mati) M. Szeszkowski joined KKR in 2007. He has been directly involved with investments in Northgate and BMG and serves on the board of directors of Northgate, BMG, and AVR. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in London in the Investment Banking Division where he was engaged in merger advisory and execution of financing transactions for TMT clients. Prior to that, Mr. Szeszkowski was a Principal at Orange Ventures in London, Boston and San Francisco where he made venture capital investments in the TMT sector. He was also a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Szeszkowski holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of British Columbia and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Nathaniel H. Taylor
Mumbai
Nathaniel H. Taylor joined KKR in 2005. He has been involved with the investments in Aricent, SunGard Data Systems, and Sun Microsystems and currently sits on the board of directors of Aricent. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Taylor was with Bain Capital where he was involved in the execution of investments in the retail, health care and technology sectors. He holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A., Arjay Miller Scholar, from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Thomas C. Uger
New York
Thomas C. Uger joined KKR in 1998. Since then, he has been directly involved with many portfolio companies. He is a member of the Media and Communications industry team. Currently, he is on the board of directors of PRIMEDIA, and has played a role in the investments in Ardent Communications, Birch Telecom, Evenflo, Intermedia Communications, KSL Holdings, Nexstar Financial, NuVox (NewSouth Communications) and PanAmSat. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Uger was with Lazard Freres & Co. in its Media and Communications Group, where he was involved in numerous merger and acquisition transactions. He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Joshua T. Weisenbeck
New York
Joshua T. Weisenbeck joined KKR in 2008 and is a member of the Infrastructure and Industrials industry teams. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Weisenbeck was with Onex Corporation, focusing on Industrials private equity transactions, including Onex's investment in Allison Transmission, Inc. Prior to Onex, he worked for Lazard in its Power & Energy M&A group, where he was involved in a number of merger and acquisition transactions. He holds a B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Williams College.
Julian J. Wolhardt
Hong Kong
Julian J. Wolhardt joined KKR in 2006. He has been actively involved in the investments in Yageo Corporation , Modern Farming and Tianrui Cement. Before joining KKR, Mr. Wolhardt was with Morgan Stanley Private Equity for approximately eight years and was most recently responsible for its private equity business in China. He invested in a number of leading enterprises in China, including Dong Xiang Sports, Nanfu Battery, Hengan International, Mengniu Dairy, Paradise Retail, Belle International, Shanshui Cement, Ping An Insurance, and Conch Cement. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he was with the Mergers and Acquisition Group of Lazard Freres and prior to that he was with Coopers & Lybrand's Financial Advisory Service Group. Mr. Wolhardt grew up in Taiwan. He holds a C.P.A. and C.M.A. and received a B.S. with honors in Accounting from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign).
Eiji Yatagawa
Tokyo
Eiji Yatagawa joined KKR in 2006 and is a member of the Technology industry team. Mr. Yatagawa has been directly involved in the investment in Unisteel and is currently on its board of directors. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and Tokyo as an associate in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications investment banking group, where he was involved in a number of merger, acquisition and financing transactions. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. from the University of Tokyo.
Lane Fu Zhao
Beijing
Lane Fu Zhao joined KKR in 2006. At KKR, Mr. Zhao has been significantly involved with the investment in Yageo Corporation and Modern Dairy Farm. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Morgan Stanley Private Equity, where he was actively involved in a number of private equity transactions in the Greater China area, such as Mengniu Dairy, Ping An Insurance, Belle International and Paradise Retail. He holds a B.S., with first class honor, from Tsinghua University in China.
Nathaniel M. Zilkha
Menlo Park
Nathaniel M. Zilkha joined KKR in 2007. He is a Director and part of the Health Care industry team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Zilkha spent eight years in the Principal Investment Area (PIA) at Goldman Sachs, where he was involved in investments across numerous industries including Energy, Healthcare, Media and Technology. Most recently he led PIA's Healthcare investing effort. Mr. Zilkha graduated cum laude from Princeton University. He is currently on the Boards of Directors of Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Oriental Brewery.
