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KKR: Leadership Change
Marco Fontana named to lead KKR's new Milan office, indicating senior regional leadership appointment
Source: AltAssets PE
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader technology bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: Backdrop: a 112.8 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 11.4 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+2.6pts).
KKR: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 194 tracked companies; 0.4% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 4 tracked across 69 days.
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Chief Technology Officer
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