Paul E. Raether has been a member of the Board since May 2015. Mr. Raether is a Senior Advisory Partner at KKR. He joined KKR in 1980, became a General Partner in 1986, and currently serves on two of three of KKR’s regional Portfolio Management Committees. Mr. Raether also served on the board of directors of KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. from March 2021 to December 2022. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at BrightView Holdings. He has played a significant role in numerous portfolio companies including Apple Leisure Group, Beatrice Companies, Inc., Cole National Corporation, The Duracell Company, Fleet/Bank of New England, IDEX Corporation, KSL Recreation Corporation, Masonite International Corporation, PT Components Inc., Randall’s Food Markets, Inc., RJR Nabisco, Inc., Seaman Furniture Company, Inc., Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Storer Communications, Inc., Walter Industries, Inc. and Wometco Enterprises, Inc. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Raether served as an officer in the United States Navy and started his professional career in the Corporate Finance Department of Reynolds Securities.
Previously, he was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Blyth Eastman Dillon & Company. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Raether serves as a director or trustee for several educational and non-profit institutions. He retired from the Board of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 2014 after 25 years of service including the last 12 years as Chairman. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.