KKR Appoints Ruchir Swarup as Chief Information Officer
05 Março 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
KKR today announced the appointment of Ruchir Swarup as a
Partner and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In
this role, Mr. Swarup will be responsible for driving KKR’s
technology strategy and vision. Based in New York, Mr. Swarup will
lead the firm’s efforts to embrace new technologies and scale
existing technology to create efficiencies and reduce risk across
the firm.
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Mr. Swarup brings significant investment technology experience
across both public and private markets. He joins KKR from Addepar,
a leading software and data platform that is purpose-built for
professional wealth, investment and asset management firms, where
he served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Throughout his time at
Addepar, Mr. Swarup developed and implemented a cohesive Product
and Platform strategy, led the global expansion of Research &
Development and identified new acquisition opportunities to expand
the company’s product footprint.
“Technology remains critical to protecting the firm and
supporting us in efficiently scaling our businesses. As a
technology veteran with nearly three decades of industry
experience, Ruchir will build upon the foundation our team has
created and help deepen connectivity across the firm,” said Ryan
Stork, Chief Operating Officer of KKR. “We are delighted to welcome
Ruchir to KKR and look forward to leveraging his experience and
exceptional management skills as we continue to advance our
technology capabilities.”
“I am honored to join KKR at a key moment in the firm’s growth,”
said Mr. Swarup. “KKR has an incredible reputation for innovation,
and I look forward to working alongside the firm’s leadership team
to drive new and transformative initiatives with a world-class
technology team.”
Before Addepar, Mr. Swarup spent nearly 20 years at BlackRock in
various technology leadership roles in the U.S. and Asia, most
recently as a Managing Director and Global Head of the Aladdin
Product Group across Business Operations and Enterprise Systems.
This responsibility included the development of all post-trade
capabilities, regulatory, client experience and enterprise
operations technology. Mr. Swarup was also a key architect of
BlackRock’s middle- and back-office technology strategy on Aladdin,
an end-to-end portfolio management system, combining risk analytics
and comprehensive investment tools on a single platform. He was
also a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee.
About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative
asset management as well as capital markets and insurance
solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by
following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing
world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio
companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that
invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic
partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries
offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the
management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s
investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and
insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR &
Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com.
For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group,
please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at
www.globalatlantic.com.
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