Karim El Khoury

Mr. El Khoury joined Contrarian in 2004 and is the Managing Member of our London-based affiliate, Contrarian Capital London. Mr. El Khoury is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and monitoring Contrarian’s European corporate investments. Prior to joining Contrarian, from 1993 to 2003, Mr. El Khoury was Director of Exor S.A., an investment holding company owned by the Agnelli Group. As Director, he helped develop the Group’s portfolio of European investments across several sectors. From 1990 to 1993, he was a Manager in the Paris office of strategy consulting firm Bain & Company, overseeing corporate strategy and operational restructuring assignments. From 1987 to 1990, he was an Associate in the M&A department of Merrill Lynch in New York, and worked on the successful completion of several buy-side and sell-side transactions in the United States. From 1984 to 1985, he was an Analyst in the M&A department of Lazard Frères in New York. Mr. El Khoury received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and graduated magna cum laude with a BS/BA from Georgetown University. Mr. El Khoury is fluent in French.