The Carlyle Group Names Curt Buser Chief Financial Officer

 30-Year Veteran to Lead Finance, Accounting Functions 

Washington, DC – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today named Curtis L. Buser Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Buser has served as Carlyle’s interim CFO since May 2014. He is a Member of the firm’s Management Committee and is based in Washington, DC. 

Carlyle Chairman Daniel A. D’Aniello said, “Curt is a trusted partner and proven leader. He brings a mastery of our finances, coupled with great integrity and a demonstrated commitment to our investors. This is a well-earned promotion.”

Mr. Buser said, “I am honored to take on the role of CFO permanently and recommit to ensuring Carlyle has best-in-class finance and accounting platforms. We will continue to do what’s right for Carlyle’s fund and public investors, and I am proud to work at a firm where transparency and integrity are paramount.”

Mr. Buser brings more than three decades of experience in accounting and financial management to this critical role. He was a partner at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young for 19 years prior to serving as Carlyle's Chief Accounting Officer for ten years.

Mr. Buser has played an instrumental role in all aspects of Carlyle’s financial management for the past decade. He helped create and supervise the firm’s reporting systems for limited partners and public unitholders; he played a central role in Carlyle’s IPO; and he helped develop and manage Carlyle’s budget process.

Mr. Buser, 51, graduated from Georgetown University. Prior to joining Carlyle in September 2004, Mr. Buser was an audit partner with Ernst & Young, LLP. He began his career with Arthur Andersen in 1985 and was admitted to the partnership in 1997. Mr. Buser served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council from 2007 to 2010 and served on the boards of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Northern Virginia Family Services from 2009 to 2011.

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About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager with $203 billion of assets under management across 129 funds and 141 fund of funds vehicles as of September 30, 2014. Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, many of whom are public pensions. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. Carlyle has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,700 people in 40 offices across six continents.

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