KKR appoints Evan Spiegel to its Board as Independent Director

– USA, NY –  KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), today announced the appointment of Evan Spiegel to its Board as Independent Director, bringing the number of independent directors to eleven out of a total of fifteen Board seats.

Mr. Spiegel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Snap Inc., a publicly-traded camera company that believes reinventing the camera represents the greatest opportunity to improve the way that people live and communicate.

KKR’s other independent directors include

  • Adriane Brown (Managing Partner of Flying Fish Partners),
  • Mary Dillon (Executive Chair of Ulta Beauty, Inc.),
  • Joseph Grundfest (Stanford Law Professor and former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission),
  • Arturo Gutiérrez (CEO of Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.),
  • John Hess (Director and CEO of Hess Corporation),
  • Dane Holmes (CEO and Co-Founder of Eskalera Inc.),
  • Xavier Niel (Deputy Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Iliad SA),
  • Patricia Russo (former CEO of Alcatel-Lucent),
  • Thomas Schoewe (former CFO of Walmart)
  • Robert Scully (former member of the Office of the Chairman of Morgan Stanley).

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit, and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life, and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

For more information: https://www.kkr.com/

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