The greying of the barbarians

Advancing age of private equity executives raises questions about succession

Few major businesses are led by 66-year-olds who won't even hint at who will succeed them or when they might step down.

But that has been the approach at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and a passel of other Wall Street private equity firms, where a generation of buyout billionaires still rules the roost - and has no plans of stepping down.

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