Giovanni Onate has joined KKR to drive the firm’s growth in Latin America and US offshore.
The executive, who joined PIMCO last year as Senior Vice President tasked with leading business development efforts in Mexico, started in his new role on January 18, Funds Society has learned.
Onate will report directly to Monica Mandelli, who is in charge of Latin America for the group.
Prior to PIMCO, Onate led the Mexico institutional client business at BlackRock, where he worked for more than ten years.