Austin Sangkyun Seo Email & Phone Number

Seoul, South Korea

PE Manager, PE Team, PI Division January 2022 – Present- Direct Investments: 25 billion KRW in KREAM (Naver-affiliated second-hand platform), 1 billion KRW in TerraView, 1 billion KRW in Sejong Technology - Indirect Investments: 53.2 billion KRW in KT Cloud, 5 billion KRW in CJ Foodville, 5 billion KRW in Megazone Cloud, 1.5 billion KRW in SG Safety.- Mezzanine Investments: 10 billion KRW in Hyundai Electric, 5 billion KRW in Simtek, and management of 13 previously invested mezzanine stocks.- Collaborated with corporate finance branches to review various unlisted stock investments (e.g., Binao).Proprietary Trader, Multi Strategy Team, PI Division May 2020 – December 2021- Managed domestic and overseas stock investments (team investment limit of 250 billion KRW)- Utilized various strategies (long, long-short, arbitrage, overseas convertible bonds, etc.)- Generated absolute profits of 3.2 billion KRW in 2020 and 8.6 billion KRW in 2021 based on personal book, through investments in U.S. SPACs, domestic stocks, and Chinese stocks

Seoul, South Korea

Portfolio Manager, Equity Investment Team-2 Mar 2014 – Jun 2016- Managed 9 Mutual and Pension Funds with an asset value of 420 million USD- Korea Value Growth fund outperformed BM 22.4% (24-months, ranked on 3% among 1,328 mutual funds)- KDB/KII pension funds outperformed BM 8.4% (24-months, top tier ranked among peer group)- Develop a high-dividend value fund proposal for the Korea National Pension funds Equity Analyst, Equity research team Jan 2013 – Feb 2014- Research and make investment decision for domestic equities. In charge of Retailing, Cosmetics, Consumer durables, Internet & games, Construction(regular coverage 44 companies) - Construct 2 different model portfolio such as growth and value style (Model Portfolio outperformed 2.3% in 2013/1.1% in 2014, performance of responsible sectors above, MP – Benchmark ratio) - In-depth research to hold regular internal seminars with all portfolio managers and share a full understanding of the characteristics of each industry and company- Build and maintained financial models of companies under coverage- Communicate with overseas sell-side analysts to understand the industries in a global scope

Seoul, South Korea

Portfolio Manager, Equity Investment Division Jul 2010 – Dec 2012- Managed 3 Pension Fund (MMAA) and IPO funds with an asset value of 102 million USD- KDB fund outperformed BM 0.7% (12-months, ranked on 13% among 1,018 mutual funds) - IPO funds made absolutely return 8.4% in 2011 - Visited 71 companies, participated in 38 IR and 36 NDR events that covered IT, Automobile, Chemical industries and etc.- Established various quantitative models and executed equity strategy reports on a regular basis- Responsible for the coverage of automobile/automobile component/tire industry

Seoul, South Korea

Junior Analyst, Research Center Apr 2008 – Jun 2010- Participated in and contributed to an in-depth analysis of Semiconductor/Display/Consumer Electronics and Pharmaceuticals/Bio industry - Solely responsible for updating of statistical data and information and other related materials for the covered sectors- Aided the building and analysis process of financial models for the covered companies- Visited 94 companies to gather and update information for helping senior analyst

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Research Assistant, Research Team Sep 2006 –Aug 2007- Executed comprehensive financial analyses and comparable transactions to value companies in healthcare and bio industry- Gathered and analyzed information on venture companies and angel investors- Updated Growthink Database with current venture M&A and IPO information - Aided the manager in creating venture capital research report by collecting data and creating spreadsheets using Excel and PowerPoint

Masters In Business Administration, Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Exchange Student

B.S. Business Administration, Financial Analysis And Valuation