People: Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (KW.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

William McMorrow

65 1998 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Justin Enbody

31 2012 Chief Financial Officer

Mary Ricks

47 2011 President, CEO Of Kennedy Wilson Europe

Kurt Zech

2013 President of Multifamily Management Group

Barry Schlesinger

71 2010 Chief Administrative Officer

Kent Mouton

58 2011 General Counsel, Director

Jerry Solomon

61 2001 Director

Norman Creighton

76 2004 Independent Director

Cathy Hendrickson

65 2004 Independent Director

David Minella

59 2009 Independent Director

Stanley Zax

75 2010 Independent Director

Christina Cha

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William McMorrow

Mr. William J. McMorrow is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., since 1998. Mr. McMorrow joined the Company in 1988 and has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1988. Mr. McMorrow is the architect of the Company’s expansion into real estate brokerage, property management and investment services. In addition to his real estate experience, Mr. McMorrow has more than 17 years of banking experience. Prior to joining the Company, he was the Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee at Imperial Bancorp and also has held senior positions with a variety of financial services companies, including eight years as a Senior Vice President of Fidelity Bank. He received a B.S. in Business and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. McMorrow is on the Executive Board of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate and is involved in numerous charities in Southern California, including Chrysalis, the Rape Treatment Center, the Village School and Loyola High School.

Justin Enbody

Mr. Justin Enbody is Chief Financial Officer of Kennedy Wilson Holdings, Inc., since April 9, 2012. He is responsible for all aspects of finance for the company, including SEC and NYSE compliance, strategic planning, financial reporting, risk management and taxes. He also serves on the Investment Committee, which evaluates and approves all of the Company’s investments. Mr. Enbody joined the Company in September 2009 and was the Company’s Controller before becoming Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Enbody was a senior consultant with RAFS Inc., an independent financial consulting company which he joined in 2004. Prior to RAFS Inc., Mr. Enbody was a senior associate with KPMG LLP. Mr. Enbody received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Mary Ricks

Ms. Mary Ricks is President, Chief Executive Officer Of Kennedy Wilson Europe of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. She joined Kennedy Wilson in 1990 and previously headed Kennedy Wilson’s Commercial Investment Group. Kennedy Wilson Europe was established in 2011 with offices in Dublin and London and currently employs a team of 22 professionals. In December of 2011, Kennedy Wilson completed the purchase of a $2.2 billion UK-based loan portfolio, the European loan portfolio acquisition in the current cycle. Kennedy Wilson currently has assets with an estimated value of approximately $4 billion under management in Europe. Prior to joining Kennedy Wilson, Ms. Ricks was a commercial broker at the Hanes Company. She has been named by the L.A. Business Journal as one of the top women in commercial real estate and was featured on the covers of Forum Magazine and Real Estate California recognizing women at the top of the field. She received a B.A. in Sociology from UCLA, where she was an All-American athlete. Ms. Ricks is a founding board member of the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA.

Kurt Zech

Mr. Kurt Zech has been appointed as President of Multifamily Management Group of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. Mr. Zech is responsible for the oversight of acquisitions, asset management and dispositions of all multifamily assets in the United States. He currently oversees a portfolio of approximately 14,000 apartment units in the United States and has closed $2 billion of multifamily transactions. Previously, Mr. Zech worked for LA-based private equity firm William E. Simon & Sons, where he was responsible for the financial and operational analyses of the Firm’s primary portfolio holdings and for the research and analysis of new investment opportunities. He also worked for PricewaterhouseCooper’s Management Consulting Group, where he provided a wide variety of clients with innovative finance, technology and strategy solutions. Mr. Zech earned his MBA with an emphasis in Real Estate Finance and BA in Business Economics from UCLA.

Barry Schlesinger

Mr. Barry S. Schlesinger is Chief Administrative Officer of Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc. Mr. Schlesinger is responsible for the Company’s administrative operating functions, including finance and accounting, SEC and NYSE compliance. Mr. Schlesinger is also a member of the Company’s Investment Committee, which reviews and approves all investments made by the Company. Mr. Schlesinger was formerly CEO of the Company’s Fund Management Group, which he founded in 2000. The Fund Management Group has sponsored and manages six real estate investment funds, the investors of which include pension funds, foundations, insurance companies and institutional investors. Prior to this position, he was CEO of Kennedy Wilson Properties, which provides national real estate management, leasing, engineering, construction and technical services. Before joining the Company, Mr. Schlesinger was associated with Heitman Financial Ltd. as a director, member of the Investment Committee and chairman and CEO of Heitman Properties Ltd. During this period, Mr. Schlesinger was involved in the acquisition, management, leasing, construction management and engineering of approximately 200 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and multifamily properties valued at more than $12 billion. Mr. Schlesinger also previously worked with Tishman Realty and Construction and was involved with the development of the ten million square foot World Trade Center, the 100-story John Hancock Building and many other developments throughout North America. With the rank of Captain, Mr. Schlesinger served in the U.S. military, commanding a Combat Engineering Company. He is a graduate of the New York University College of Engineering and the U.S. Army Engineering School (Civil and Nuclear).

Kent Mouton

Mr. Kent Y. Mouton is General Counsel, Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. As General Counsel, Mr. Mouton oversees all legal affairs of the Company. Mr. Mouton is also the Company’s Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Mouton has also served as a director of the Company since 1995. From 1991 until 2011, Mr. Mouton was a partner with the law firm Kulik, Gottesman, Mouton & Siegel LLP, where he specialized in real estate law, primarily in the areas of real estate lending and finance, joint ventures, land use, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, development and construction, common interest subdivisions (condominiums and planned unit developments) and real estate brokerage. He was an Adjunct Professor of real estate law at the UCLA Extension from 1979 to 2007, where he taught several real estate related courses. Mr. Mouton has been honored by his peers by being designated a Southern California Real Estate “Super Lawyer” in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Mr. Mouton graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (Dean’s List, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and received his law degree in 1978 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jerry Solomon

Mr. Jerry R. Solomon is Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Mr. Solomon received both his B.S. Degree in accounting (1973) and an M.B.A. (1974) from UC Berkeley. Throughout college and following graduation, he worked in the tax department of JK Lasser & Company that later became Touche Ross & Company. After leaving JK Lasser, Mr. Solomon joined a local CPA firm where he became the partner in charge of the comprehensive business services department as well as the administrative partner in charge of 7 partners and 80 staff. In 1988 he formed Solomon & Company CPA’s Inc. that later merged with Harold G. Winnett and the firm was renamed Solomon, Winnett & Rosenfield Certified Public Accountants, Inc. Mr. Solomon’s practice areas of include both real estate industry and service industries. He consults frequently with high net worth individuals and families in tax and transactional planning.

Norman Creighton

Mr. Norman P. Creighton is Independent Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. From 1975 to 2001, Mr. Creighton was employed with Imperial Bank, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 2001. During Mr. Creighton’s tenure with Imperial Bank, its assets increased from approximately $200 million in 1975 to approximately $7 billion in 2001. Prior to Imperial Bank, Mr. Creighton served as Regional Vice President for Southern Arizona of Great Western Bank from 1971 to 1974. From 1958 to 1971, Mr. Creighton was employed with Arizona Bank, including as Manager of the Tuscon Headquarters. Mr. Creighton holds a B.S. in banking and finance from the University of Montana.

Cathy Hendrickson

Ms. Cathy Hendrickson is Independent Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., since 2004. Ms. Hendrickson has forty three years of experience in commercial banking which includes eight years with Union Bank in Los Angeles in Economic Research/Corporate Planning, Leveraged Leasing, Credit, and the National Division, three years at Philadelphia based Fidelity Bank’s Los Angeles Loan Production Office, one year in Crocker Bank’s Southern California Corporate Banking Division, two years as Manager of Imperial Bank’s Headquarters Office located at the Los Angeles International Airport, ten years as Regional Vice President of Metrobank’s South Bay Headquarters Office in Torrance, and two years as President of Palos Verdes National Bank. From May of 1993 until September of 2010, Ms. Hendrickson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bay Cities National Bank (formerly Peninsula National Bank). Ms. Hendrickson concurrently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Banking Group, Inc. and sits on the boards of Bay Cities National Bank, Peninsula Banking Group, Inc. and Community First Financial Group, Inc.

David Minella

Mr. David A. Minella is Independent Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. Mr. Minella is currently the CEO of Aligned Asset Managers LLC (“Aligned”), a financial services holding company investing in the asset management industry sponsored by GTCR. Aligned’s first acquisition was a majority interest in The Townsend Group based in Cleveland, OH. Mr. Minella served as Prospect Acquisition Corp.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its inception in July 2007 through November 2009 and has served as a director of the Company since November 2007. Between 1997 and March 2007, Mr. Minella served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Value Asset Management LLC, (“VAM”), a strategic investment management holding company. At VAM, Mr. Minella was responsible for its overall business strategy, acquisitions and financial results. Under Mr. Minella’s leadership, VAM acquired a controlling interest in five separate investment management firms: Dalton Hartman Greiner and Maher, New York, NY; Harris Bretall Sullivan and Smith, San Francisco, CA; Hillview Capital Advisors, LLC, New York, NY; Grosvenor Capital Management LP, Chicago, IL; and MDT Advisers LLC, Cambridge, MA. All of the original acquisitions have been sold. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Minella was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the asset management division of Liechtenstein Global Trust, or LGT, a asset management firm, where he was responsible for the overall business strategy and financial results. During Mr. Minella’s tenure as LGT’s Chief Executive Officer, he also led LGT’s acquisition of Chancellor Capital Management, a United States equity investment firm. Mr. Minella originally joined the LGT group in 1987 as the head of its United States subsidiaries, GT Capital Management and GT Global. Mr. Minella holds a B.S. in accounting from Bentley College.

Stanley Zax

Mr. Stanley R. Zax is Independent Director of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Mr. Zax has been Chairman of the Advisory Board of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 2012. Mr. Zax has been the Non-Executive Chairman of Zenith National Insurance Corporation, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Zenith Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Zenith National Insurance Corporation since 2012. From 1977 to 2011, Mr. Zax served as Chairman of Zenith National Insurance Corporation and from 1978 to 2011, served as its Chief Executive Officer and President. From 1978 to 2011, Mr. Zax served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Zenith Insurance Company. He served as Chairman of the Board of CalFarm Life Insurance Company for more than five years prior to December 1995 and of CalFarm Insurance Company for more than five years prior to January 1995. He has been a Director of Zenith National Insurance Corp. since July 1977. He serves as a Director of Prostate Cancer Foundation, Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of First Century Bank, Los Angeles from January 2011, Trustee of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Washington D.C. from 1999 and Director of Ford Theatre, Washington D.C. from March 2007. He served as a Director of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC. He served as a Director of Wynn Resorts Ltd., a holding company of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC from October 2002 to May 8, 2007. He served as a Director of Sequa Corp. from March 2007 to May 2007. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Advent Capital (Holdings) Plc from 1999 to November 10, 2005. Mr. Zax earned a JD in 1961 and a BBA in 1958 from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

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