Senior Asian Equity Analyst

• Mar 2013 - Present

MPA Capital (Tiger seeded L/S hedge fund focused in Asia)/Marvin & Palmer Associates Senior Asian Equities Analyst, 2013-Present (3 years) New York NY • Working for two different fund products: Emerging Long only Fund and EM Asia Long/Short equity fund • Leading investment decisions on Korea and Taiwan as Specialist • Generalist for EM Asia Team, covering and following overall Asian Tech and Consumer Staples in China • Analyze and research businesses with idea generation through extensive primary research to identify privileged and challenged business models, capital allocation and quality of management • Fundamental stock picking process based on extensive research, meetings with senior management and industry specialists through quarterly trips to Asia and industry specialists Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd Head of Institutional Sales Desk covering US and Canada clients, 2010-2013 (3 years) New York, NY Samsung Securities America Co., Ltd Head of Sales Desk covering US and Canada clients, 2003-2010 (7 years) New York, NY • Led a team of five sales persons in NY desk covering US and Canada Clients including global accounts • Acted as liaison for corporate access for New York office to bring out corporates for NDR • Provided direct access to Korean corporates to US and Canada clients with strong network and relationships with Korean corporate IR team and Dept. of Finance/CFO • Used extensive knowledge of businesses, management teams, culture and key industry issues to facilitate value added meetings for clients often joining meeting BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities Senior Equity Analyst, 2001-2003 (2 years) Seoul, Korea • Analyzed and covered Retail sector as well as advertising industry • Analyzed and covered Telecom Service Providers Show less