KKR Saudi Company

Background

KKR Saudi Company (the “Firm”) is a closed joint stock company established under the Regulations for Companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Commercial Registration: 1010340484 Unified CR number: 7001691174, operating under a license from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority No. 102832119956 and is authorised by the Capital Market Authority to conduct  Managing Investments and Operating Funds activities in the Securities Business No. 11154-10, as amended on March 3, 2023.

The direct controllers of the Firm are KKR Mena Holdings LLC, a limited liability company established under the laws of Delaware and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a limited liability partnership established under the laws of Delaware.

Under its Managing License (Managing Investments and Operating Funds), the Firm is permitted to provide the following financial services:

(a) Distributing funds
(b) Identifying Potential Investors in KKR Funds

The Firm is not permitted to engage in dealing, custody, or advising activities as defined by the CMA.

Paid Up Capital

The Firm has paid up capital in the amount of SAR 20,000,000.

Contact Information

KKR Saudi Company
Al Faisaliah Tower, Level18, King Fahed Road
P.O. Box 54995, Riyadh 11311, KSA
Phone: +966 11 490-3767

Unified CR Number: 7001691174

Board of Directors

Christopher Johnson (Chairman)
Mohamed Attar
Rashed AlRashed

Christopher Johnson, Chairman, Board of Directors

Christopher Johnson was appointed Non-executive Chairman of the Board by Partners Resolution dated July 8, 2015. Mr. Johnson has been the Managing Attorney at the Al Sharif Law Firm since December 2010 and is responsible aspects of client services in the areas of corporate, litigation, intellectual property, and labor law. Previously, Mr. Johnson served for three years as President of the humanitarian airline AirServ, responsible for programs in some 20 third world countries and for ten years as Chairman of the Vint Hill Economic Development Authority responsible for the redevelopment of a former U.S. Army Base in Northern Virginia.

Mr. Johnson has a BA from Princeton University and Juris Doctorate from New York University. He is licensed to practice in the New York Bar and District of Columbia Bar.

Rashed AlRashed - Board Member

Rashed AlRashed was appointed as a board member for KKR Saudi in 2022. Mr. AlRashed is a highly accomplished board member with 15 years’ experience in highly regulated industries, an entrepreneur and business leader promoting innovation and creativity in various sectors. Mr. AlRashed developed a deep expertise in identifying, evaluating and mitigating risks as a business advisor to various company’s Board and Senior Management. He has a proven track record of leadership and management competencies, managing multidisciplinary teams across continents. He has led companies through their most important challenges and opportunities, often in complicated and highly visible, regulatory and investor environments relying on a remarkable background in Finance and Business Administration. Mr. AlRashed, Chairman of Hwadi since 2016, successfully navigated Hwadi through the uncertainty of the pandemic, spurring growth despite a very unstable world economy. Following his vision, he guided the company through the crisis, seeing the opportunities for growth in digitization as a core component of his strategy. Hwadi has become a hub and catalyst for technological development, where mobile apps, digital content creation, and virtual or hybrid conferences became an essential part of its services and business activities.

Senior Management

Mohamed Attar - Board Member, CEO

Mohamed Attar, Managing Director, joined KKR from Blackrock where he was part of the BlackRock Family Offices and Foundations business in EMEA, responsible for managing the firm's existing relationships with Family Offices in the Middle East as well as developing new ones. Prior to that, he worked at Waha Capital in Abu Dhabi, a publicly-listed investment firm. where he launched Waha's fundraising platform for Capital Markets, focusing on regional investors (Institutions, Family Offices, and Insurance & Investment companies). He worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management before Waha Capital, where he developed their client network and was responsible for distributing investment management products across all asset classes to regional institutional and family office clients. Mohamed started his career at Barclays Capital, London, dealing in Fixed Income products to Middle Eastern Financial Institutions.

Mohamed holds a Master of Science in Project Management from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts & Science, with a double major in Finance & International Business from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in Washington DC.

Michael De Freitas – Head of Asset Management

Michael de Freitas joined KKR in 2022 and is a Director in Global Client Solutions. Prior to joining KKR, Michael was head of Middle East at Barings. Previously, he worked at Wellington Management on the global sovereign institutions team. He graduated from Heriot Watt University with a BA in Management. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Tamer Elias Samo - Chief Financial Officer

Tamer Elias Samo joined KKR Saudi Company in 2023 as a Chief Financial Officer within the Global Client Solutions Group for KKR Saudi Company.

Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Samo was most recently an Investment Banking Senior Analyst for Ernst and Young Middle East covering the GCC. He helped advise on multiple cross-border M&A transactions including Global Investment House’s sale of JTC to Qurain Petrochemical Industries Corp, Bahamdan Group on the sale of Tashelat to a JV between Saudi Aramco & Total Energies and Havenvest on the sale of Help AG (leading MENA cybersecurity firm) to Etisalat. He started his career on the Transaction Advisory Services team at Ernst & Young where he worked on preparing Due Diligence reports for the Consumer and Education sectors.

Tamer obtained his bachelor’s in business administration with a concentration in Finance & Accounting in addition to a minor in Economics from the American University of Beirut (2016).

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Complaints

All complaints must be in writing to the Compliance Officer at [email protected] who will notify the customer that the complaint has been received and the Firm’s procedures for reviewing the complaint.

Please make sure that the following information is included in your communication to ensure a prompt handling of your complaint:

• Your identity and contact details (name, address and telephone number, email and whether you are acting on behalf of someone else;
• Reason(s) of the complaint (stating relevant dates and times, if applicable);
• Where relevant, copies of any documentation supporting your complaint.

The Firm will independently and impartially assess all complaints that are received without undue delay, and will provide a response no later than eight 8 weeks after receipt or a shorter deadline as might be required. We aim to resolve complaints as quickly as possible.

All complaint information will be handled in a sensitive manner and in accordance with any relevant data protection and regulatory requirements.