Kay Christian Krafft
Chairman at AFYA LIMITED
Profile
Kay Krafft is the founding CEO of Bertelsmann Education Group and has been responsible for investments of approximately $1.5 billion since inception, predominantly in the U.S.
Until 2014, he was Chief Investment Officer of music rights management company BMG.
Kay has been instrumental in setting-up BMG as part of Bertelsmann, selecting and structuring a partnership with investment firm KKR in 2009.
Since then, BMG has been built from a start-up to a major player in the music industry through acquisitions as well as the establishment of an international presence.
Before joining BMG's Executive Board, he served as EVP and global head of M&A at Bertelsmann while implementing major portfolio adjustments during this time.
From 2000 to 2005, Kay Krafft was a partner at professional services firm Deloitte.
Other experiences include a period with Deutsche Börse Group, another with private equity firm BNL (Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Länder) and with Treuhandanstalt (institution that privatized East German enterprises).
Kay graduated in Business Administration from Universities in Trier, Germany, and Dublin, Ireland.
Kay Christian Krafft active positions
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AFYA LIMITED | Chairman | - |
HotChalk, Inc.
HotChalk, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HotChalk, Inc. provides web-based collaborative software solutions to educational institutions to put their degree programs online. It serves online audience of educators, parents, and students. The company was founded by Edward M. Fields in 2004 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Relias LLC
Relias LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Relias LLC provides online training solution for healthcare providers, covering both physical and mental health needs. It offers compliance training, hiring, onboarding and retention, value-based payments, population health management, emergency department, maternal mortality, integrated care, management and leadership training, reducing readmissions, CPR and first aid training, skin and wound care management solutions. The firm serves the hospitals and health systems, payers and health plans, community and rural health, assisted living, skilled nursing and long term care, homecare and home health care, special education, public safety and rehabilitation therapy industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-03-31 |
Afya Participações SA
Afya Participações SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Afya Participações SA engages in medical education services. It offers a platform for medical learning and continuing education activities for doctors. The company was founded on October 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil. | Chairman | - |
The Bertelsmann Education Group
The Bertelsmann Education Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, The Bertelsmann Education Group provides educational services. The CEO of the American company is Kay Christian Krafft. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Achieve Partners Management LLC
Achieve Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Achieve Partners Management LLC (Achieve Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Ryan D. Craig and Daniel S. Pianko. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Kay Christian Krafft
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BMG Rights Management GmbH
BMG Rights Management GmbH Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services BMG Rights Management GmbH engages in music publishing, management of music copyrights, and music distribution. It offers music publishing and recording, content creation, commissioning new video programming, audiovisual rights management, synch marketing and licensing, as well as licensing of music rights. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Chief Investment Officer | 2013-12-31 |
Synergis Education, Inc.
Synergis Education, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Synergis Education, Inc. provides educational services designed for college and university leaders. Its services include 3 modality, marketing and enrollment, academic services, student retention, and system integration. The company was founded by Norman F. Allgood in 2011 and is headquartered in Mesa AZ, | Director/Board Member | - |
Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is a professional services company based in Munich, Germany. The German company provides audit and assurance, consulting, risk and financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. Deloitte is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a network of member firms, and provides industry-leading services to many of the world's most admired brands, including 80 percent of the Fortune 500. The company is recognized for its successful private companies through the Best Managed Companies program. Deloitte is also exploring the latest innovations in technology, including artificial intelligence, to provide new benefits to government and safeguard against adversarial attacks. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Training of Kay Christian Krafft
University of Trier | Undergraduate Degree |
Dublin City University | Undergraduate Degree |
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AFYA LIMITED | Consumer Services |
Private companies | 11 |
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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA engages in the provision of services related to media and education. It operates through the following segments: RTL Group, Penguin Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato, Bertelsmann Printing Group, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments. The RTL Group segment specializes in radio and television production. The Penguin Random House segment publishes books. The Gruner + Jahr segment focuses on magazines. The BMG segment engages in music production. The Arvato segment offers technology services. The Bertelsmann Printing Group segment unites the printing activities of the Bertelsmann Group. The Bertelsmann Education Group segment encompasses the overall education business. The Bertelsmann Investments segment comprises start-up and fund investments. The company was founded by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835 and is headquartered in Guetersloh, Germany. | Consumer Services |
Bnl Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Laender
Bnl Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Laender Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Bnl Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Laender is a German company that manufactures confectionery products. | Consumer Non-Durables |
HotChalk, Inc.
HotChalk, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HotChalk, Inc. provides web-based collaborative software solutions to educational institutions to put their degree programs online. It serves online audience of educators, parents, and students. The company was founded by Edward M. Fields in 2004 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Technology Services |
BMG Rights Management GmbH
BMG Rights Management GmbH Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services BMG Rights Management GmbH engages in music publishing, management of music copyrights, and music distribution. It offers music publishing and recording, content creation, commissioning new video programming, audiovisual rights management, synch marketing and licensing, as well as licensing of music rights. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Commercial Services |
Clearstream Holding AG
Clearstream Holding AG Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of Deutsche Börse AG, Clearstream Holding AG is a financial services company based in Eschborn, Germany. The German company provides securities services, asset services, connectivity and data solutions, issuance, settlement, and custody services, among others. The company is committed to supporting and processing the increasing volume of private market funds for its institutional clients. Clearstream Holding also partners with Google Cloud to advance its cloud adoption and co-innovate digital asset market operations and digital securities platform d7. Clearstream Holding was founded in 2007, and the CEO is Philip Brown. | Finance |
Relias LLC
Relias LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Relias LLC provides online training solution for healthcare providers, covering both physical and mental health needs. It offers compliance training, hiring, onboarding and retention, value-based payments, population health management, emergency department, maternal mortality, integrated care, management and leadership training, reducing readmissions, CPR and first aid training, skin and wound care management solutions. The firm serves the hospitals and health systems, payers and health plans, community and rural health, assisted living, skilled nursing and long term care, homecare and home health care, special education, public safety and rehabilitation therapy industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Technology Services |
Synergis Education, Inc.
Synergis Education, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Synergis Education, Inc. provides educational services designed for college and university leaders. Its services include 3 modality, marketing and enrollment, academic services, student retention, and system integration. The company was founded by Norman F. Allgood in 2011 and is headquartered in Mesa AZ, | Commercial Services |
Afya Participações SA
Afya Participações SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Afya Participações SA engages in medical education services. It offers a platform for medical learning and continuing education activities for doctors. The company was founded on October 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil. | Consumer Services |
The Bertelsmann Education Group
The Bertelsmann Education Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, The Bertelsmann Education Group provides educational services. The CEO of the American company is Kay Christian Krafft. | Commercial Services |
Achieve Partners Management LLC
Achieve Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Achieve Partners Management LLC (Achieve Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Ryan D. Craig and Daniel S. Pianko. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is a professional services company based in Munich, Germany. The German company provides audit and assurance, consulting, risk and financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. Deloitte is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a network of member firms, and provides industry-leading services to many of the world's most admired brands, including 80 percent of the Fortune 500. The company is recognized for its successful private companies through the Best Managed Companies program. Deloitte is also exploring the latest innovations in technology, including artificial intelligence, to provide new benefits to government and safeguard against adversarial attacks. | Commercial Services |