KKR has announced key appointments for its global climate strategy, while ThinkZone Ventures has appointed Hoang Nguyen as the new partner & head of investment.
Charlie Gailliot joins KKR as co-head for global climate strategy
Global investment firm KKR has announced that Charlie Gailliot has joined the firm as co-head for the firm’s global climate strategy, rounding out a leadership team focused on climate-related investments as part of its infrastructure platform.
Gailliot, who is based in New York, joins global climate co-head Emmanuel Lagarrigue, also based in New York; and Neil Arora, who leads the strategy in Asia and is based in Singapore.
Gailliot joins KKR after 20 years as a private markets investor at Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as a partner and head of the Energy Transition and Diversified Industrials investment teams.
Prior to joining KKR, Lagarrigue was an executive committee member at Schneider Electric, where he led the transformation of the company into a leader in energy management infrastructure, industrial software, and sustainability services.
Arora joined KKR from Macquarie, where he was the head of the firm’s Green Investment Group for Asia-Pacific, with a focus on renewable energy asset development.
ThinkZone appoints Hoang Nguyen as head of investment
Vietnam’s homegrown VC firm ThinkZone Ventures has appointed Hoang Nguyen as the new partner & head of investment, according to an announcement.
Before joining ThinkZone, Nguyen worked at Deloitte Vietnam Financial Advisory and Sovico Group. He is a key addition to ThinkZone’s team as the fund looks to expand its global footprint.
Nguyen was directly involved in various investment activities, including the acquisition of Movi, a local fintech company, by Sovico Group, a local diversified conglomerate, and other deals.
Last year, ThinkZone Ventures raised $60 million for its second fund, making it the biggest homegrown VC vehicle backed predominantly by local conglomerates.