SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KKR Financial
Holdings LLC (NYSE: KFN) announced today that Mr. Robert L. Edwards has been appointed to the
Board of Directors, effective November 3,
2011. Mr. Edwards was also appointed to the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Edwards, 56, is Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of Safeway. In this role, he has overall
responsibility for the company's finance, accounting, treasury,
planning, investor relations, risk management, information
technology, real estate and legal functions, as well as energy and
fuel operations. He joined Safeway in March
2004.
Prior to Safeway, Mr. Edwards served as EVP and CFO of Maxtor
Corporation, a supplier of hard disk drives. Prior to joining
Maxtor, he was Senior Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative
Officer at Imation Corporation, a manufacturer of magnetic and
optical data storage media. His background also includes 20 years
of increasing responsibility at Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, a
global business operating in the energy industry. He holds BS and
MBA degrees from Brigham Young
University.
KFN's other independent directors include Tracy L. Collins, Vincent Paul Finigan, R.
Glenn Hubbard, Ross J. Kari,
Deborah H. McAneny, Scott A. Ryles and Willy
R. Strothotte.
About KKR Financial Holdings LLC
KKR Financial Holdings LLC is a specialty finance company with
expertise in a range of asset classes. KFN's core business strategy
is to leverage the proprietary resources of its manager with the
objective of generating both current income and capital
appreciation. KFN executes its core business strategy through its
majority-owned subsidiaries. KFN is externally managed by KKR
Financial Advisors LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR Asset
Management LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Additional information
regarding KFN is available at http://www.kkr.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Angela Yang
415-315-6567
investor-relations@kkr.com
Media Contact:
Kristi Huller
212-750-8300
media@kkr.com
SOURCE KKR Financial Holdings LLC