Seoul, South Korea
I build institutional platforms at the intersection of real estate, private capital, and Asia Pacific markets. Over 25 years I have led platform creation at multiple tier-one institutions — establishing HSBC's Asia Pacific real estate finance business from scratch in the bank's 150-year history and managing a loan book in excess of US$20 billion at peak, serving as CEO of CapitaLand Investment Management overseeing in excess of US$20 billion in private real estate AUM, and co-founding QUBE Industrial with Warburg Pincus backing as an integrated logistics real estate platform in Korea. My background spans real estate finance and private credit from both the banking and investment sides — HSBC, BNP Paribas, Oaktree Capital — combined with listed real estate investment management at CEO level and direct platform building in private capital. I have raised multiple funds across real estate equity and credit strategies and built LP relationships across global institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and financial sponsors throughout Asia Pacific. Based in Seoul. Deep relationships across Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and the broader Asia Pacific region built over 25 years of genuine regional immersion.
Co-founded QUBE Industrial with Warburg Pincus as the integrated owner, developer, operator and asset manager of institutional-quality logistics warehouses across South Korea. As CEO responsible for building the platform from inception — establishing the team, investment strategy, development pipeline, LP relationships and fund structure. Executed transactions alongside institutional partners including Blackstone. Currently raising QUBE's value-add logistics fund targeting institutional capital from global LPs.
Managing Director responsible for raising and managing Oaktree Glendora Investment Fund, L.P. — a real estate credit fund investing across performing commercial, logistics, hospitality, retail and residential real estate credit. Led all aspects of the fund from capital raising and LP relationship management through investment origination, deal structuring, credit underwriting, due diligence and asset management.
Led CapitaLand Investment Management as CEO and member of the Executive Management Committee of CapitaLand Limited — overseeing in excess of US$20 billion in private real estate AUM across the group's global funds including office, retail, hospitality and serviced apartments, with non-discretionary joint venture partnerships spanning leading global institutional investors. Successfully led all phases of establishing CapitaLand's first ever discretionary private equity funds in the group's 25-year history: CapitaLand Real Estate Debt Opportunities I — private real asset credit fund with US$556 million final closing achieved within 12 months of official launch and without use of a third-party placement agent. CapitaLand Asia Partners I — value-add office fund focused on Asian gateway cities with US$551 million final closing achieved within 8 months of official launch. Actively led the acquisition of three value-add office projects in Shanghai and Singapore totaling US$750 million+ in transaction size. Hired and assembled all dedicated investment and asset management teams for both funds from the ground up. Led a team of 30 real estate professionals across both funds, JV entities and in-house fundraising team. Spearheaded the group's transition to an asset-light investment management model while onboarding a significant number of new LPs.
In 2014, established a non-recourse, asset-level real estate financing business in Asia Pacific for the first time in HSBC's 150-year history — building what became one of the region's largest and most successful real estate finance platforms, with a loan book in excess of US$20 billion at peak. Directly originated US$5 billion+ in non-recourse real estate loans across 55+ transactions in three years. Led all aspects of client relationships, origination, credit assessment and closing across financial sponsors, asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds, real estate developers and institutional owners throughout the region — covering Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. Established the originate-to-distribute model by syndicating approximately 50% of exposure. Responsible for loan portfolio management and loan servicing with a record of zero defaults or impairments. Established all internal lending frameworks approved by global and regional risk management. Hired and led a team of 8 real estate finance professionals. Member of HSBC's Global Asset Finance Management Committee.
Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate Group, Asia Pacific — built and led BNP Paribas's real estate finance platform across the region from the ground up, with primary focus on Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Originated and closed over US$2.2 billion in commercial real estate loans across Asia Pacific — evaluated over US$5 billion in financing opportunities — consistently exceeding revenue targets while building a portfolio with a record of zero defaults or impairments. Established all internal lending frameworks and credit guidelines approved by global and regional risk management. Built and managed a team of real estate finance professionals and developed the client franchise across financial sponsors, asset managers, developers and institutional owners throughout the region. Member of the Asia Pacific Structured Finance Management Committee.