Renowned buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, or KKR, says it has continued its Australian and Asian expansion by appointing Matthew Claughton as a director in Sydney for its KKR Capstone business.

Renowned buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, or KKR, says it has continued its Australian and Asian expansion by appointing Matthew Claughton as a director in Sydney for its KKR Capstone business.

Claughton most recently was group general manager of Pacific Brands' Workwear business unit, and previously managed the group's business development, human resources and international business across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Prior to that, Claughton was a director of strategy and business development at Foster's Group and started his career at McKinsey & Co.

"KKR and KKR Capstone have been adding resources to support both existing and new investments. Matthew's talent and experience is a perfect fit to lead the KKR Capstone team in the country," Justin Reizes, head of KKR Australia.

 "As a line manager, he brings a track record of managing business, making them more efficient and developing and implementing growth strategies alongside prior experience in corporate strategy and blue-chip consulting."

The private equity firm has invested more than $2 billion in the Australian market since entering the country in 2006.

Tony Schultz joined as managing director in March as a dedicated energy and natural resources hire for the region. Frances Lim, a director on KKR's global macro asset and allocation team, is relocating to Sydney by the year-end. In September, KKR added the first dedicated resources hire for the global real estate team in Sydney following the first announced real estate investment in Australia, the World Trade Centre in Melbourne.