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KKR Fixed Income (KFI) was co-founded by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), Saturnino Fanlo, and David Netjes in July 2004, marking KKR's entry into the credit business. The establishment of KFI was an early step in KKR's evolution as a leading, global alternative asset management company. KFI is a corporate debt investment manager combining KKR's deep insight and relationships, resources, and competitive advantages with KFI's knowledge, experience, and core competencies in the areas of corporate credit and structured finance. Through KFI, KKR is building a premier fixed income-investing platform that delivers products and returns to satisfy a broad range of investment mandates. KFI has considerable experience in this area, having assembled a team of over 70 professionals over the course of its four-year existence while other private equity firms are just recently expanding into the fixed income business. KFI has a fully dedicated team of professionals focused solely on the credit markets regardless of the economic environment and context. This team is complemented by KKR's private equity professionals and operational groups. Leveraging the experience and creativity of KFI's combined resources, KFI is able to offer innovative programs tailored to certain investment criteria enabling investors to take advantage of KKR's market expertise, depending on an investor's targeted return and risk tolerance. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Saturnino S. Fanlo
Contact Information

California

kkrkfn.com

1 415 315 3718

NAICS Code : 525930

Recent Events

  • KKR Financial KFN Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 3.6% Yield

    11/30/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • KKR Financial Holdings Q3 Profit Rises

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FBR Capital Markets and Co. maintains KKR Financial Holdings LLC at 'outperform'

    9/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Stocks in the Spotlight Monday

    8/31/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Cavco buys some Fleetwood assets at auction

    8/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

call transcript and kkr financial holdings llc - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Saturnino S. Fanlo Chief Executive Officer
David A. Netjes Chief Operating Officer
Laurie L. Poggi
Ely L. Licht Director
William F. Aldinger Director
Deborah H McAneny Committee Member
Tracy Collins Committee Member
Vincent Paul Finigan Committee Member
Willy Strothotte Committee Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul M. Hazen Chairman
Ross J. Kari Committee Chair for Audit Committee
Henry R. Kravis Board of Directors
R. Glenn Hubbard PhD Board of Directors
Scott C Nuttall Board of Directors
Scott Ryles Board of Directors

Saturnino (Nino) S. Fanlo brings more than 25 years of investment, trading, and derivatives experience to his position as a Founding Partner and CEO of KKR Fixed Income and KKR Financial Holdings LLC ("KFN"). He also serves on KFN's investment committee, and is a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to founding KKR Fixed Income, Nino was Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Wells Fargo & Company, where he was responsible for its Securities and Investment Division, including high yield securities, investment grade securities, structured products, franchise real estate, and derivative products and sales, and also for its Treasury Division, including short- and long-term funding, the investment portfolio, and membership on the asset-liability committee. During his nearly decade-long tenure at Wells Fargo, Nino founded the High Yield and Structured Products Investments Groups, and was Founder and President of Sutter Advisors LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, and a registered investment advisor. He was also instrumental in developing Wells Fargo's derivative units where he oversaw the firm's marketing efforts as well as formed Wells Fargo's interest rate trading, equity derivatives, and commodity derivatives groups. In addition, he oversaw the firm's wholesale funding, its investment portfolio, and as Treasurer, he also oversaw Treasury regulatory matters, distribution policies, and rating agency interaction and directed the firm's discretionary equity and Foundation portfolios. Before joining Wells Fargo, Nino was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs for four years, where he ran the mortgage syndicate desk. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President at ACE (USA), the U.S. division of Kerry Stokes ACE group. He also held positions at the First Boston Corporation and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Organization Position Status
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Chief Executive Officer Current

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Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Chief Operating Officer Current

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Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Current

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Senior Advisor Current
The Willis Group Deputy Chairman Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Chairman Current
Xstrata plc Deputy Chairman Former
Willis Group Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
Safeway Inc. Board of Directors Current
KSL Capital Partners, LLC Board of Directors Current
Xstrata plc Board of Directors Current
Wells Fargo & Company CEO Former
Wells Fargo & Company President Former
Wells Fargo & Company COO Former
Vodafone Group Plc Deputy Chairman Former
Vodafone Group Plc Deputy Chairman Former
Wells Fargo & Company Chairman Former
Safeway Inc. Deputy Chairman Former
Vodafone Group Plc Board of Directors Former
Phelps Dodge Corporation Director Former
The Willis Group Director Former
University of California, Berkeley M.B.A. Former
The University of Arizona B.S. in Finance Former
Amherst College Former

Ross J. Kari, 50. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bancorp since November 2008. Previously, Mr. Kari was CFO of Safeco Corp. since June 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Kari was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco since March 2002.

Organization Position Status
Fifth Third Bancorp Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Committee Chair for Audit Committee Current
Federal Home Loan Bank Chief Operating Officer Former
Mycfo, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Fifth Third Bancorp Chief Financial Officer Former
Wells Fargo & Company Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President Former
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Chief Operating Officer Former
Safeco Corporation Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President Former
Federal Home Loan Bank Executive Vice President Former
Wells Fargo & Company Financial Analyst Former
University of Oregon MBA, Finance Former
University of Oregon B.S., Mathematics Former

Mr. Licht has been a director since April 2005. Mr. Licht is currently an Executive Vice President and Chairman of Credit Policy for Capmark Financial Group Inc. Prior to joining Capmark in March 2007, Mr. Licht was in retirement. From January 2002 to December 2002, Mr. Licht was semi-retired, serving as a consultant to Wells Fargo on a part-time basis. Prior to his semi-retirement, Mr. Licht was employed at Wells Fargo for 18 years, including as Chief Credit Officer from November 1998 to December 2001, and Executive Vice President for Credit Administration from February 1990 to November 1998.

Organization Position Status
Cap-Mark Consultant Current
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Director Current

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Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current

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Federal Home Loan Bank Chief Operating Officer Current
Federal Home Loan Bank Executive Vice President Former
Duke Realty Corporation Dean and Russell L. Carson Prof of Finance and Economics Current
Mediatech Investment Corporation Chairman Current
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Information Services Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ripplewood Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current
Duke Realty Corporation Board of Directors Current
Itu Ventures LLC Director Current
Cap-Mark Director Current
Information Services Group Director Current
Circle Peak Capital LLC Board of Directors Current
Economic Club of New York Board of Directors Current
Dex Media, Inc. Director Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research visiting scholar Former
Harvard Corporation Former
R.H. Donnelley Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard University Ph.D In Economics Former
University of Central Florida BA Former

Scott C. Nuttall joined KKR in 1996, is a Member of the general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and heads KKR's Global Capital and Asset Management Group which includes the Client and Partner Group, KKR Capital Markets and KKR Asset Management. He has played a significant role in the investments of Alea Group Holdings, Amphenol, Bristol West Holdings, Capmark Financial (formerly GMAC Commercial Holdings), First Data Corporation, KinderCare Learning Centers, Legg Mason, Masonite International, Walter Industries and Willis Group. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Capmark Financial, First Data Corporation, KKR Financial Holdings and Legg Mason. He is also actively involved in funds affiliated with the Firm, including KKR Private Equity Investors and KKR Financial Holdings, and is a member of the Other Business Committee. Prior to joining KKR, he was with the Blackstone Group where he was involved in numerous merchant banking and merger and acquisition transactions. He received a B.S. Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania.??

Organization Position Status
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current
Willis Group Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
Bristol West Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Capmark Finance Inc Board of Directors Current
Masonite International Corporation Board of Directors Current
Blackstone Group Executive Former
The Blackstone Group L.P. Former

Mr. Ryles has been a director since November 2008. He has been Vice Chairman of Cowen and Company since February 2007. Prior to joining Cowen and Company, Mr. Ryles served as the CEO of Procinea Management LLC and was the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Epoch Partners, Inc. Mr. Ryles also spent 18 years at Merrill Lynch in various investment banking positions including Co-Head of West Coast Investment Banking, Co-Head of Corporate Finance, Global Head of Natural Resources and Global Head of Technology. Mr. Ryles is a Director of ArcSight, Inc. and Fortify Software, Inc.

Organization Position Status
KKR Financial Corp. Principal Accountant Fees and Services Current
Fortify Software, Inc. Director Current
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current

Mr. Aldinger has been a director since June 2005. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Capmark's Financial Group Inc since June 2006. He has been Chairman and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. since January 2004. Mr. Aldinger served as Chairman and CEO of HSBC Finance Corporation, formerly known as Household International Inc., a consumer finance company, from May 1996 to January 2004. Mr. Aldinger served as President and CEO of Household International, Inc. from September 1994 to May 1996. Prior to joining Household International, Mr. Aldinger served in various positions at Wells Fargo Bank, including Vice Chairman. Mr. Aldinger is a director of AT&T, Inc., Charles Schwab Co. and Illinois Tool Works, Inc. He is a member of the boards of Children's Memorial Medical Center/Children's Memorial Hospital and the Children's Memorial Foundation.

Organization Position Status
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Director Current

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Benchmark Assisted Living, LLC Chief Operating Officer Current
Hff Securities L.P. Board of Directors Current
Holliday, Fenoglio, Fowler, LP Board of Directors Current
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
The Rivers School Board of Directors Current
HFF, Inc. Director Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Committee Member Current
KKR Financial Corp. Committee Member Current
The Real Estate Investment Group Executive Vice President for Structured Former
The Real Estate Investment Group Senior Vice President Former
The Real Estate Investment Group Vice President Former
University of Vermont Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Ms. Collins was elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors in August 2006. During her career in financial services, Ms. Collins has worked as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and as a Managing Director and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Credit Suisse Group (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston).

Organization Position Status
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Committee Member Current

Mr. Finigan has been a director since February 2006. He is with the firm of Snyder Miller & Orton LLP. He was a Partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2003 to 2007 and was with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP from 1972 to 2003.

Organization Position Status
KKR Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Committee Member Current
KKR Financial Corp. Committee Member Current
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Glencore International AG Director Current
Xstrata plc Chairman Current
Minara Resources Limited Director Current
Kkr Financial Holdings LLC Committee Member Current
KKR Financial Corp. Committee Member Current
Xstrata plc Board of Directors Former

Executive News

  • Business Visionaries: R. Glenn Hubbard

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

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