Philipp Freise

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Philipp Freise, born 1973, studied Business Administration at WHU Koblenz (Degree: Diplomkaufmann). Subsequently, he graduated top of his class at University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, where he earned his M.B.A in 1997. During his studies, Mr. Freise was a scholar of the German National Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). From 1996 to 1999, Philipp Freise worked as Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Vienna, Frankfurt and New York. In 1999, Philipp Freise co-founded Venturepark, a pan-European venture investment firm, which he managed until 2001. In 2001, Philipp Freise joined KKR & Co. Inc. where he is a member and since October 2019 Co-Head of the European Private Equity business. Working closely with the EMEA leadership, he built up the firm’s strong German franchise and was strongly involved in deals such as Demag, DSD, Zumtobel and most recently Axel Springer. Since 2005, Philipp Freise has focused on developing the investment team for technology, media and telecommunications in Europe. In this role, he has played a significant role in many of KKR’s successful investments, including BMG Rights Management, Fotolia, GetYourGuide, GfK, Leonine, Scout24 Schweiz, and Trainline. Philipp Freise has long-standing experience as a supervisory board member, amongst others as Member of the Board of Directors at SBS Broadcasting S.à.r.l., Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Scout24 Schweiz AG, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMG Rights Management GmbH and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fotolia Inc. He is Vice Chairman of GfK SE, member of the advisory board of Leonine Holding GmbH and member of the supervisory board of Mediawan SAS. Philipp Freise is a member of the Supervisory Board of Axel Springer SE since January 2020.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Freise
DoB: 01/01/1973
Age: 53 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Germany
Country of Birth: Germany
Language: English
Qualification: BBA, MBA
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Axel Springer SESupervisory BoardMember01/01/2020
Axel Springer SEBoardMember01/01/2020

 

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