KKR’s New Legal Chief Katie Sudol Gets $18.6 Million Pay Package

Feb. 28, 2023, 7:29 PM UTC

KKR & Co. Inc. gave $18.6 million in total compensation to its new general counsel, Kathryn “Katie” King Sudol, in 2022, according to a securities filing.

Sudol, a former co-head of the mergers and acquisitions practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, joined KKR in September. She succeeded KKR’s first-ever general counsel, David Sorkin, who was promoted to chief legal officer.

Sorkin, 63, is a fellow former Simpson Thacher partner set to step aside and make way for Sudol to become KKR’s chief legal officer as of April 1, according to a 10-K filing by the company. The Feb. 27 ...

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