Johannes Huth

London, UK

Member & Head of KKR EMEA

KKR

Biography

Johannes Huth is a Member & Head of EMEA at KKR, the leading global investment firm. He is also a member of the Management Committee and several of KKR's Investment Committees.

Before joining KKR in 1999, Johannes was a Member of the Management Committee at Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investments for high-net-worth private & institutional clients and was jointly responsible for the firm’s operations in Europe. Previous to that he was Vice President of Salomon Brothers, working in the mergers and acquisitions departments in London and New York.

Johannes is currently Chairman of Hensoldt GmbH, Vice Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the Board of NXP Semiconductors NV, Member of the Board of SoftwareONE, and Member of the Supervisory Board of GEG German Estate Group AG.

He supports charitable organisations and was Chairman of the Trustees of Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation, which transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. He is Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Design Museum, Trustee of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt and Trustee of The Education Endowment Foundation which was established by The Sutton Trust.

Additionally, Johannes is a Member of the Global Advisory Board of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Visiting Fellow to Oxford University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and Member of the Conseil d'Administration of Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

Johannes Huth’s Newsfeed

The Economist

Buy-out firms embrace Germany—and vice versa - Locusts in lederhosen

Last year KKR opened an office in Frankfurt. Its European boss is Johannes Huth, a German. Since it entered the country in 1999 it has spent $5bn on buying more than 20 German companies, including Arago, a maker of artificial-intelligence software, Hensoldt, a defence-electronics business, and gfk, a research firm.

KKR Enters Exclusive Negotiations with GBL for Webhelp Group

Johannes Huth, Member and Head of KKR EMEA, and Stanislas de Joussineau, Director at KKR, said: “Our successful collaboration with Olivier and Frederic has turned Webhelp into a true European champion. The support we have provided to Webhelp builds on our track record in helping founder-led businesses realise their growth ambitions, and helping French companies expand internationally. We believe the company is strongly positioned for future growth and we wish Webhelp and GBL every continued success."

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Johannes Huth’s Background

KKR

Member & Head of KKR EMEA

May 1999 - Present

London, UK

KKR is a leading global investment management firm. They have an industrialist vision and aim to generate attractive returns by pursuing excellence.

Investcorp

Member of the Management Committee & Head of Europe

Jan 1991 - Apr 1999

London, UK

Investcorp is a leading global provider and manager of alternative investments for high-net-worth private & institutional clients.

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Other Business Interests

Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Fellow

Jan 1997 - Present

London, UK

The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress for over a quarter of a century.

University of Oxford

Visiting Fellow

Oxford, UK

Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and is a unique and historic institution. Teaching has existed at Oxford in some form since 1096.

Current Non-Executive Positions

Hensoldt GmbH

Chairman

Taufkirchen, DE

Hensoldt GmbH is a global pioneer of technology and innovation in defence and security electronics. The company is a market leader in civilian and military sensor solutions.

NXP Semiconductors NV

Vice Chairman & Non-Executive Director

Eindhoven, NL

NXP Semiconductors NV is a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer which employs around 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11,200 engineers in 33 countries.

SoftwareONE

Member of the Board

London, UK

SoftwareONE helps clients manage all aspects of their software portfolio, with the aim of reducing complexity, costs and risks, whilst increasing the flexibility of their IT landscape to adjust to changing business needs.

GEG German Estate Group

Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board

Frankfurt, DE

GEG is one of Germany's leading investment and asset management platforms in the commercial real estate sector.

Les Arts Décoratifs

Member of the Conseil d'Administration

Sep 2017 - Present

Paris, FR

Les Arts Décoratifs was created in 1882 in the wake of the Universal Exhibitions by collectors anxious to promote the fine arts and to forge links between industry and culture, creation and production.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Member of Global Advisory Board

Jan 2015 - Present

Chicago, US

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is dedicated to improving global markets & organizations by turning the smartest ideas into meaningful action.

The Design Museum

Vice-Chairman, Board of Trustees

Apr 2010 - Present

London, UK

The Design Museum is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from architecture and fashion to graphics, product and industrial design.

Städel Museum

Trustee

Jan 2008 - Present

Frankfurt, DE

The Städel Museum has continually pursued an active acquisition policy. The collection currently comprises 2,700 paintings, 600 sculptures and more than 100,000 drawings and prints.

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Previous Non-Executive Positions

London School of Economics

Governor Emeritus

London, UK

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world. Its research and teaching include the social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting & finance.

Philanthropy

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Trustee

Jan 2015 - Present

London, UK

The Education Endowment Foundation was established by The Sutton Trust, with a £125m founding grant from the Department for Education.

Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation

Chairman of the Trustees

Apr 2009 - May 2018

London, UK

Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the support they need to succeed in school, work and life.

Johannes Huth’s Education

University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

MBA Business

1984 - 1986

London School of Economics

BSc Economics

1981 - 1984