Kristiane Kinahan
Chief Accounting Officer at APO
Executive
About Kristiane Kinahan
Kristiane Kinahan is Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO), appointed effective June 30, 2025. She joined Apollo in November 2021 as Managing Director and Head of Financial Reporting and is a CPA in New York with a BS in Accounting and minor in Finance from Fairfield University; age 46 at appointment . As performance context during her time at Apollo, the company reported record Fee Related Earnings (FRE) growth of 25% and Spread Related Earnings (SRE) growth of 26% in 2023, with a 49% total return for APO shares in 2023, outperforming the S&P 500 by 23% over the period .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Global Management | Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | 2025–present | Principal Accounting Officer; signatory on registration statements; oversight of accounting and SEC reporting |
| Apollo Global Management | Managing Director, Head of Financial Reporting | 2021–2025 | Led SEC/external reporting, corporate consolidations, compensation and management reporting |
| Goldman Sachs | Managing Director, Financial Reporting | 2018–2021 | Senior leadership in financial reporting at a global financial institution |
| Goldman Sachs | Vice President, Financial Reporting | 2008–2017 | Financial reporting execution and leadership |
| Vornado Realty Trust | Vice President, SEC Reporting | n/a (prior to Goldman) | Led public company SEC reporting for REIT |
| KPMG | Audit Practice | n/a (start of career) | External audit foundation |
Fixed Compensation
| Component | 2024 | 2025 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary ($) | Not disclosed in public filings for Kinahan | Not disclosed in appointment 8-K | Kinahan was not an NEO in 2024 proxy; appointment 8-K did not include comp terms |
| Target Bonus (%) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not included in appointment filing |
| Actual Bonus ($) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not included in appointment filing |
Performance Compensation
| Incentive Type | Metric(s) | Weighting | FY Target | FY Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed for Kinahan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Company program linkages (context for executive incentives; not Kinahan-specific):
- Key performance measures used to link pay and performance include Fee Related Earnings, Adjusted Net Income, Realized Performance Fees, and Spread Related Earnings .
- Company-wide clawback/recoupment policies apply to executive officers for detrimental conduct and financial restatements .
- No single-trigger change-in-control severance payments under company practices; non-compete and non-solicit covenants are used; no excise tax gross-ups .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Detail | As-of |
|---|---|---|
| Total beneficial ownership (Common) | 7,187 shares (includes RSUs) | Form 3 filed 2025-07-10 |
| Composition | Common stock: 7,187 ; of which RSUs: 4,935 (contingent rights) | 2025-07-10 |
| Options (exercisable/unexercisable) | None disclosed on Form 3 (Table II) | 2025-07-10 |
| Shares outstanding (for context) | 571,512,316 common shares outstanding | Record date 2025-04-14 |
| Ownership as % of S/O | ~0.0013% (7,187 / 571,512,316) | Computed from and |
| Pledging | No pledging disclosed in Form 3 | 2025-07-10 |
| Insider administration | Executed Power of Attorney for Forms 3/4/5/144 on July 1, 2025 | 2025-07-01 |
Notes:
- RSUs represent contingent rights and are included in reported beneficial ownership per Form 3 footnote .
Employment Terms
- Appointment/role: Appointed Chief Accounting Officer effective June 30, 2025; principal accounting officer for SEC purposes .
- Indemnification: Expected to enter the same form of indemnification agreement as other directors and executive officers .
- Related parties: Company disclosed no related-party transactions and no family relationships for Kinahan at appointment .
- Company-wide policies applicable to executive officers (not Kinahan-specific terms):
- Clawbacks/recoupment: Recovery for detrimental activity and for excess incentive comp upon financial restatement .
- Ownership guidelines: “Meaningful stock ownership guidelines for executive officers” .
- Change-in-control/severance posture: No single-trigger CIC severance; no excise tax gross-ups; use of non-compete and non-solicit covenants .
Additional Signals and Governance Context
- Governance strength: Majority independent board with fully independent Audit and Compensation Committees; one-share/one-vote; proxy access; executive sessions of independent directors .
- Say-on-Pay: Last advisory vote held in 2023 received 84% approval; next vote in 2026 .
- Accounting leadership confirmation: Kinahan signed SEC registration statements as principal accounting officer (S-4MEF, S-8 POS) on Sept 2, 2025 .
Investment Implications
- Alignment and retention: Beneficial ownership is modest (~0.0013% of shares outstanding), with a meaningful portion in RSUs that typically vest over time, indicating ongoing alignment but limited immediate selling pressure; company-wide ownership guidelines and robust recoupment policies reinforce long-term alignment .
- Role materiality and disclosure: As newly appointed CAO and principal accounting officer, Kinahan is central to financial reporting integrity; lack of individual compensation disclosure limits pay-for-performance granularity, but firm-level incentives emphasize FRE, SRE, and realized performance fees, aligning leadership with durable earnings and returns .
- Governance and risk: No related-party ties disclosed at appointment and standard indemnification expected; company policies (no single-trigger CIC, no excise tax gross-ups) reduce governance risk signals; continued accounting leadership sign-offs support stability in financial controls .
Monitoring items: track future Form 4 filings for any selling pressure around RSU deliveries; watch proxy updates for Kinahan-specific salary/bonus/equity targets and any change-in-control or severance details once disclosed in future filings.