
KKR Asia head Joe Bae to move back to US
Joe Bae, who moved to Hong Kong 10 years ago to set up KKR’s Asia business, will return to the US in the summer. He will continue to lead the firm’s regional operations as managing partner of KKR Asia.
KKR told investors that Bae would relocate to New York so that his children may enroll in middle school in September. He will have a base of operations in Hong Kong as well as an office in New York, according...
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