KKR names Paul Yang as head of Greater China
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Mr. Yang brings 20 years of investment experience to KKR.
As President and CEO of CDFC, one of the oldest and largest regional merchant banking groups in Asia, Mr. Yang supervised the group's significant investments and led a team of 7,000 people across its operations in Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta.
Having joined CDFC in 2005 as its Chief Investment Officer and head of its private equity business, he was promoted to his current role in 2011.
Zhen Ji recently joined as a Managing Director of KKR China from CITIC Capital. ■