Dongchun Lee Appointed as New CPO and Seonggwan Cho as CIO at Hahn & Company

Promotion to Senior Executive Vice President

Hahn & Company, a leading private equity fund (PEF) manager in Korea, has promoted Vice Presidents Dongchun Lee and Seonggwan Cho to Senior Executive Vice Presidents and appointed them as Chief Portfolio Officer (CPO) and Chief Investment Officer (CIO), respectively.

On July 8, Hahn & Company announced these executive appointments.

Newly appointed Senior Executive Vice President Lee is an experienced management expert who previously served as Vice President of the Device Division at Sony Korea. Since joining Hahn & Company in 2010, he has served as a board member of key portfolio companies such as SK Shipping, H-Line Shipping, Lahan Hotel, Namyang Dairy Products, SK Ecoprime, and SK Specialty, overseeing management and enhancing corporate value. He is credited with contributing to the establishment of Hahn & Company's "direct management model," under which in-house management experts actively participate in the operations of portfolio companies.

As CPO, he will lead the post-merger integration (PMI) process at Hahn & Company and be responsible for developing management strategies and improving operations across the firm's portfolio companies.

Newly appointed Senior Executive Vice President Cho holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University. He has built his career at global PEFs including Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Coller Capital. Joining Hahn & Company as a founding member in 2010, he has contributed to acquisitions such as Ssangyong C&E, K Car, Microworks, SK Ecoprime, and SK Specialty. As CIO, he will be responsible for identifying high-quality new investment opportunities and overseeing the entire investment execution process.

A representative from Hahn & Company stated, "Senior Executive Vice Presidents Dongchun Lee and Seonggwan Cho have demonstrated outstanding capabilities in their respective fields, embodying the company's investment philosophy through their long-standing commitment to Hahn & Company. With these appointments, we expect to further strengthen our investment and management capabilities."

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