People: KKR Financial Holdings LLC (KFN)

KFN on New York Consolidated

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Hazen, Paul 68 Chairman of the Board
Sonneborn, William 39 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Van Horn, Jeffrey 48 2006 Chief Financial Officer
McFerran, Michael 37 2008 Chief Operating Officer
Sossen, Andrew 32 General Counsel, Secretary
Aldinger, William 61 2005 Director
Hubbard, Robert 51 2004 Director
Kari, Ross 51 2004 Director
Licht, Ely 61 2005 Director
McAneny, Deborah 49 2005 Director
Nuttall, Scott 36 2004 Director
Finigan, Vincent 62 2006 Director
Collins, Tracy 45 2006 Director
Strothotte, Willy 65 2007 Director
Ryles, Scott 50 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Hazen, Paul Mr. Hazen is the chairman of the Board of KKR Financial Holdings LLC and has been a director since July 2004. Mr. Hazen joined Wells Fargo & Company, or Wells Fargo, in 1970, serving as Chairman of Wells Fargo from February 1997 to May 2001, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from February 1997 to November 1998, Chief Executive Officer from January 1995 to February 1997, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1984 to 1995 and Vice Chairman from 1981 to 1984. Mr. Hazen was also the President of Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Trust, a publicly traded REIT, from 1973 to 1978. Mr. Hazen retired after he left his post as Chairman of Wells Fargo in May 2001 and remained in retirement until he accepted his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors. During his retirement Mr. Hazen has carried out his duties as Chairman of Accel-KKR Company, Deputy Chairman and Lead Independent Director of Vodafone Group Plc and Lead Independent Director of Safeway Inc. Mr. Hazen is currently the Lead Independent Director of Safeway Inc., and a director of Xstrata plc and Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
Sonneborn, William Mr. William C. Sonneborn is Chief Executive Officer and Directors of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since December 2008. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager and serves on its investment committee. Prior to joining Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., or KKR, he spent over 10 years at The TCW Group, Inc. most recently as President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of The TCW Funds, Inc. and a member of the international executive committee of Societe Generale Asset Management, S.A. His responsibilities at TCW included overseeing and developing portfolio management, operations, and sales and marketing in both traditional and alternative investments. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of The TCW Group, Inc. and Sompo Japan Asset Management in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to TCW, he spent six years in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in both New York and Hong Kong predominately focused on executing mergers and acquisitions for financial institutions. Mr. Sonneborn graduated with honors from Georgetown University.
Van Horn, Jeffrey Mr. Van Horn joined KKR Financial Holdings LLC in October 2004 and has been the Chief Financial Officer since May 2006. Before joining KKR Financial Holdings LLC, he spent three years in various finance positions, including Senior Vice President of Investments, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and its predecessor, Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Van Horn worked in various positions, including Tax Partner, for Arthur Andersen LLP serving clients in the real estate, leasing, reverse mortgage, private equity, and REIT industries. He was a member of Arthur Andersen's firm-wide Partnership and REIT Tax Specialty Teams. Mr. Van Horn is a Certified Public Accountant.
McFerran, Michael Mr. Michael R. McFerran is Chief Operating Officer of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since since December 2008. Prior to that, he was a Vice President of Securitization Operations and Accounting with American Express. Prior to that, he worked as a Vice President of Technical Accounting at XL Capital Ltd., overseeing accounting policies and practices for both its financial products and services segments. Prior to that, Mr. McFerran worked for nearly eight years at Ernst & Young LLP, receiving accelerated promotions to manager and senior manager positions, providing a diverse set of highly technical accounting and reporting skills to both Fortune 500 companies and startups on a wide range of issues. Mr. McFerran holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Sossen, Andrew Mr. Sossen has been the General Counsel of the Manager and KKR Financial Holdings LLC since September 2006. Before joining KKR Financial Holdings LLC, he worked from September 2002 to August 2006 in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in the firm's corporate practice.
Aldinger, William Mr. Aldinger is Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since June 2005. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Capmark since June 2006. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. from January 2004 to April 2005. Mr. Aldinger served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 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 Chief Executive Officer of Household International, Inc. from September 1994 to May 1996. Prior to joining Household International Inc., 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.
Hubbard, Robert Mr. Hubbard has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since October 2004. He was named the Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in 2004. From 1994 to the present time, Mr. Hubbard has been the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics in the Department of Economics and Graduate School of Business of Columbia University. From February 2001 until March 2003, he took a leave of absence from his teaching post to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Tax Policy from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Hubbard is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a visiting scholar at the America Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He is currently a director of Information Services Group, Inc., ADP, Inc., BlackRock Closed-End Funds, Capmark, Duke Realty Corporation, ITU Ventures, MetLife, Inc. and Ripplewood Holdings. He is also Chairman of the Economic Club of New York.
Kari, Ross Mr. Kari has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since August 2004. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Safeco Corporation. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco from March 2002 to June 2006. Mr. Kari was Chief Financial Officer of MyCFO, a wealth management firm, from 2001 to 2002, and prior to that, was employed at Wells Fargo for 18 years, including as Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2001.
Licht, Ely Mr. Licht has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since April 2005. Mr. Licht is currently an Executive Vice President and Chairman of Credit Policy for Capmark. 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.
McAneny, Deborah Ms. McAneny has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since April 2005. Ms. McAneny is currently Chief Operating Officer of Benchmark Assisted Living. Prior to that she was employed at John Hancock Financial Services for 20 years, including as Executive Vice President for Structured and Alternative Investments of John Hancock Financial Services and as a member of its Policy Committee from 2002 to 2004, Senior Vice President for John Hancock's Real Estate Investment Group from 2000 to 2002, and as a Vice President of the Real Estate Investment Group from 1997 to 2000. She is currently a director of HFF, Inc., a Trustee of the University of Vermont and the Rivers School and is a past President of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association.
Nuttall, Scott Mr. Nuttall has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since July 2004 and has been with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., or KKR, for over ten years. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Capmark, First Data Corporation, Legg Mason and Masonite International. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Nuttall was with the Blackstone Group where he was involved in numerous merchant banking and merger and acquisition transactions.
Finigan, Vincent Mr. Finigan is Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since February 2006. He is currently 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.
Collins, Tracy Ms. Collins is Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since August 2006. During her career in financial services, Ms. Collins worked as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. from March 1996 through December 2000 and prior to that as a Managing Director and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Credit Suisse Group (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston) for approximately nine years.
Strothotte, Willy Mr. Strothotte has been a Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC since January 2007. Mr. Strothotte is Chairman of Glencore International AG. From 1961 to 1978, Mr. Strothotte held various positions with responsibility for international trading in metals and minerals in Germany, Belgium and the USA. In 1978, Mr. Strothotte joined Glencore International, taking up the position of Head of Metals and Minerals in 1984. Mr. Strothotte was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Glencore in 1993 and held the combined positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 until 2001, when the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer were split. Mr. Strothotte has been Chairman of Xstrata AG since 1994, Chairman of Xstrata plc since February 2002, and is currently a director of Century Aluminum Corporation and Minara Resources Limited.
Ryles, Scott Mr. Scott A. Ryles is Director of KKR Financial Holdings LLC 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 Chief Executive Officer 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, Global Head of Natural Resources, Global Head of Technology and was a member of the firm's Operating Committee. Mr. Ryles is a Director of ArcSight, Inc. and Fortify Software, Inc

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
RYLES SCOTT A 25,089 $2.79
SONNEBORN WILLIAM C 25,000 $2.75
STROTHOTTE WILLY R 25,089 $2.79
SONNEBORN WILLIAM C 25,000 $2.72
COLLINS TRACY 25,089 $2.79
KARI ROSS JAY 25,089 $2.79
LICHT ELY LOUIS 25,089 $2.79
HAZEN PAUL M 43,010 $2.79
SONNEBORN WILLIAM C 25,000 $2.78
HUBBARD ROBERT GLENN 35,842 $2.79
SONNEBORN WILLIAM C 25,000 $2.64
FANLO SATURNINO SIXTO 20,000 $8.82
LICHT ELY LOUIS 6,711 $0.00
COLLINS TRACY 6,711 $0.00
MCANENY DEBORAH H 6,711 $0.00
HAZEN PAUL M 11,505 $0.00
KARI ROSS JAY 6,711 $0.00
FANLO SATURNINO SIXTO 348,101 $11.85
NUTTALL SCOTT C 189,426 $11.85
NETJES DAVID ALAN 284,810 $11.85
SOSSEN ANDREW JAY 35,000 $14.53
VAN HORN JEFFREY B 40,000 $14.53
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