KKR Capstone has announced the appointment of Ananya Tripathi as a Director for KKR Capstone in India, effective from January 2019. Leveraging her extensive experience in strategy, operations and technology, Ananya will lead KKR Capstone’s engagements with KKR’s portfolio companies in India.
Tripathi will be the director for KKR Capstone India, assisting portfolio companies of KKR with strategy and operations. She is serving her notice period and will join KKR in January. KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic manager partnerships that manage hedge funds.
Tripathi served as head of the multi-branded business and chief strategy officer of Myntra, an online fashion retailer, driving the firm’s planning, investments and acquisitions.
Myntra was acquired by Flipkart in 2014.
“We are excited to have Ananya join us to lead the KKR Capstone team in India,” said William Cornog, Global Head of KKR Capstone. “Ananya’s track record as a hands-on operator, her deep digital experience and proven ability of partnering with executives to drive performance will add substantial value to KKR’s Indian portfolio companies.”
During Tripathi’s tenure, Flipkart acquired another online fashion retailer, Jabong, from Global Fashion Group in 2016 through Myntra.
Before joining Myntra, Tripathi was associate partner at McKinsey, where she worked with clients across financial services, insurance and industrial goods sectors on strategy, operations and implementation across geographies such as the UK, Singapore, Canada and India.
KKR Capstone has a 90-member team globally, of which 20 members are based in Asia.
KKR, which has been investing in India since 2006 manages over $191 billion worth of assets globally. Some of the firm’s India investments include Aricent, Alliance Tire Group, Avendus Capital, Bharti Infratel, Cafe Coffee Day, Emerald Media, Magma Fincorp, Max Financial Services, and SBI Life.
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