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• Harald Dürr joins KKR’s Client and Partner Group as Managing Director for the DACH region  leveraging over two decades of experience to further promote KKR’s offering to family offices

• Appointment reflective of KKR’s continuous efforts to grow its Germany-based team and strengthen presence in the DACH region

Frankfurt, Germany, 5 January 2023 – KKR, a leading global investment firm, has appointed Harald Dürr as a Managing Director for KKR’s Client and Partner Group (CPG) to lead the firm’s Family Capital client business in the DACH region. In his role, Harald Dürr will focus on promoting KKR’s offering for family offices and further contribute to the positioning of KKR in the DACH region. He will also be part of KKR’s Family Capital team in EMEA, which the firm established in 2014 to build long term trusted relationships with wealthy families and business owners.

Harald Dürr spent over 25 years at Deutsche Bank, where he held various senior leadership roles and was responsible for family capital, most recently as Senior Relationship Manager and Managing Director in Frankfurt. In these roles, he focused on complex client situations and became a trusted advisor to some of the bank’s largest clients, including family offices, entrepreneurs, and business owners. He was also responsible for the bank’s increase in market share among Germany’s Top 500 families. He previously served as Advisory Board member of two German Mid-Cap companies, where he also advised an international family business on their German holdings.

Christian Ollig, Partner and Head of DACH at KKR and Steven Bayly, KKR Head of the Client and Partner Group in the DACH region, said: “We are delighted to have Harald Dürr join our growing team. Harald’s extensive track record in advising family offices and entrepreneurs will be an excellent addition to our Client and Partner Group in the DACH region. We are excited to have someone of Harald’s calibre join the team to lead KKR’s relationships with this special investor group as we continue to strengthen our footprint in Germany.”

Harald Dürr, Managing Director, CPG at KKR in Germany, said: “I am thrilled to become part of KKR’s team in Frankfurt. I look forward to leveraging my experience, knowledge and network across the German wealth management market to further help promote KKR’s extensive offerings in the DACH region as well as attract new investors in the growing sphere of family capital.”

Harald Dürr’s appointment is part of KKR’s continuous efforts to grow the team in the DACH region and follows a number of recent appointments to KKR’s Client and Partner’s Group, including that of Hagen Raab as Director in 2018 and Steven Bayly as Managing Director in 2021, as well as Moritz Mondovits, who joined KKR as Principal alongside Hanna Kunzmann, who joined as an Associate in 2022. KKR’s Client and Partner Group is responsible for supporting and interacting with KKR’s Limited Partners and continues to diversify KKR’s client base to include new investors across all regions and institution types. By increasingly expanding its capabilities in this field, KKR aims to address the growingimportance of family offices and introduce them to the full range of KKR’s investment opportunities.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as 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 Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

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