KKR Financial LLC Announces Management Team Enhancements
July 27 2006 - 5:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KKR Financial LLC
("KFL") today announced the following management team promotions
for KFL and the KKR Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., an investment
vehicle managed by KFL: * Derek Larson has been named a Managing
Director of KFL. Mr. Larson previously served as a Director of the
company. Mr. Larson, a Chartered Financial Analyst, holds a B.S. in
Business Administration with special attainments in commerce from
Washington and Lee University. * Christopher Sheldon has been named
a Managing Director of KFL, and previously served as a Director of
the company. Mr. Sheldon holds a B.A. from Denison University. *
Geoffrey Jones has been appointed General Counsel of the KKR
Strategic Capital Fund. Mr. Jones is currently Secretary and Acting
General Counsel of KKR Financial Corp. Mr. Jones holds a J.D. from
Pepperdine University School of Law and an M.B.A. with high honors
from the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago.
Mr. Jones is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered
Financial Analyst. * Michael McFerran, currently Chief Accounting
Officer of KFL, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of
KFL and the KKR Strategic Capital Fund, L.P. Mr. McFerran holds a
B.S. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University
and is a Certified Public Accountant. Nino Fanlo of KKR Financial
LLC said, "We are pleased to announce these promotions and
appointments. These enhancements to our management team reflect
both the strength of our organization at all levels, and the
continued focus and expertise that we bring to bear across all of
our activities." KKR Financial LLC KKR Financial LLC ("KFL"),
through KKR Financial Advisors LLC, manages KKR Financial Corp., a
real estate investment trust (REIT) that is publicly traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KFN", and KKR
Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., an investment vehicle sponsored by
KKR Financial LLC. All of KKR Financial Corp.'s executive officers
are officers of KKR Financial LLC. Contacts Investors Media Laurie
Poggi Roanne Kulakoff or Joseph Kuo KKR Financial LLC Kekst and
Company 415-315-3718 212-521-4837/4863 DATASOURCE: KKR Financial
LLC CONTACT: Investors, Laurie Poggi of KKR Financial LLC,
+1-415-315-3718; or Roanne Kulakoff, +1-212-521-4837, or Joseph
Kuo, +1-212-521-4863, both of Kekst and Company Web site:
http://www.kkrfinancial.com/
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