Philipp Freise

Member, KKR

Philipp Freise joined KKR in 2001 and heads KKR’s European Media Industry team. Mr. Freise led KKR’s investments in Fotolia Holdings and in BMG Rights Management, and played a significant role in various other KKR media and German transactions. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, BMG Rights Management and Fotolia Holdings. He later worked at McKinsey & Company in Vienna, Frankfurt and New York, and subsequently co-founded Berlin-based investment firm Venturepark, which was sponsored by Bertelsmann, Goldman Sachs and DaimlerChrysler, among others. In 2009, Mr. Freise was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.