Ming Lu

Ming has over thirty years’ experience of investing and developing businesses throughout the Asia Pacific region.

From 1985 to 1993, Ming worked for CITIC, the largest direct investment firm in China, before moving to Kraft Foods International Inc. where he worked until 1997. He was also president of Asia Pacific at Lucas Varity. Ming was a partner at CCMP Capital Asia (formerly J.P. Morgan Partners Asia), where he was responsible for investment in the automotive, consumer and industrial sectors across a number of countries throughout Asia. Ming has also held directorships at Ma San Consumer Corporation, Mandala Energy Management Pte Ltd, Weststar Aviation Service Sdn Bhd and MMI Technologies Pte Ltd.

Ming joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in 2006. He is a partner of KKR and head of Asia Pacific and also currently serves as a member of the KKR Asian Private Equity Investment Committee, KKR Asian Portfolio Management Committee and KKR Investment, Management and Distribution Committee. Since 2018 he has played an important role in KKR’s Asia growth and expansion and has served as a member of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Committee and Asia Real Estate Investment Committee.