Biographies

Dean B. Nelson — KKR Capstone

Dean B. Nelson (New York) founded KKR Capstone in 2000. He was formerly a senior partner with The Boston Consulting Group, ran the firm's Chicago office and was on the management committee. At The Boston Consulting Group, he focused primarily on the consumer goods and retail, industrial goods and the high technology industries. Mr. Nelson previously worked at Shell Oil Company. At KKR Capstone, he has worked with Alliance Imaging, Dollar General, Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.). Owens-Illinois, PRIMEDIA, Rockwood/Dynamit Nobel, Sealy, Toys 'R' Us, The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU Group) and Yellow Pages Group. Mr. Nelson is Chairman of PRIMEDIA and is a Sealy and Dollar General board member. He holds a B.S., Summa Cum Laude, from Purdue University; and an M.B.A., with High Honors, from The University of Chicago.