Executive Officers

Sung Hyuk Lee, 54
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Sung Hyuk Lee has extensive experience in corporate finance, financial advisory and business consulting. Since May 2021, Mr. Lee has served as CEO of Plutus Partners Co, Ltd. (Seoul office), a private equity and high-value asset brokerage firm. Before that, between June 2016 and March 2021, Mr. Lee served as Senior Managing Director at DTR Partners (Seoul office). Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Yonsei University, Korea, and an MBA from Hass School of Business, California. We believe that Mr. Lee’s long track record in financial advisory and corporate finance makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Hoon Ji Choi, 42
Chief Financial Officer and Director 

Hoon Ji Choi has more than a decade of experience in investment management. Since May 2021, Mr. Choi has served as Managing Director of Plutus Partners Co, Ltd. (Seoul office), a private equity and high-value asset brokerage firm. Before that, between October 2014 and December 2020, Mr. Choi served as Managing Director at Qing Shan Investment’s Seoul office. As a senior leader of Qing Shan Investment, Mr. Choi was engaged on various buy-side and sell-side cross-border M&A advisory deals. Prior to joining Qing Shan Investment, Mr. Choi served as Asia Regional Director at Deesse AG (Seoul office), from April 2012 to October 2014, where he was responsible for sales and promotion for Asia market, especially for South Korea. Earlier in his career, Mr. Choi served as an Associate with Colony Capital Inc. from October 2010 to March 2012, where he assisted in analyzing and researching investment strategies and targets. Mr. Choi holds two bachelor’s degrees in Real Estate Finance, and Accounting from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and the Levanthal School of Accounting respectively. We believe that Mr. Choi experience in investment management makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Board of Directors

Gary Dvorchak, 60
Independent Director Nominee

Gary Dvorchak is an experienced director and advisor. From 2003 till present, Mr. Dvorchak has served as Founder and Managing Partner of Channel Island Partners, a hedge fund that manages large cap growth and growth-and-income funds. Additionally, since 2015, he has served as the Managing Partner of the Blueshirt Group, a company specializing in capital markets advisory and Investor Relations. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2015, Mr. Dvorchak has served as Senior Vice President of Integrated Corporate Relations, a company that advises on Investor Relations. From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Dvorchak was also a contributing writer to thestreet.com’s Real Money Pro premium subscription service, where the site features leading money managers offering real time commentary to market developments. Mr. Dvorchak also served as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Aviance Capital Management from 2003 to 2009, Senior Portfolio Manager of EGM Capital in 2002, Senior Vice President of Provident Investment Counsel from 1998 to 2001, and an Analyst of Hambrecht & Quist from 1992 to 1993. Prior to his work in Finance, Mr. Dvorchak was a Software Engineer at Prime Computer from 1986 to 1988. Mr. Dvorchak earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa and has an MBA from Kellog Graduate School of Management from Northwestern University. We believe that Mr. Dvorchak’s extensive experience serving on boards and working with various investment companies makes him a qualified to serve on our board of directors. We believe that Mr. Dvorchak’s rich experience as an asset manager and advisor makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Benjamin Berry, 42
Independent Director Nominee

Benjamin Berry is an experienced entrepreneur and business manager with more than 20 years of experience. Since 2010, he has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Trellis Hospitality group, managing restaurants and consulting contracts for other Minnesota restaurants. Since 2019, he also served as CEO off Synergy Group Management, consulting and providing advisory services to a diverse range of public companies. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Barry was a Regional Director of various restaurants. Mr. Barry has a business management degree from Ramussen College. We believe that Mr. Barry’s broad networks and senior management experience makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Qing Tong, 40
Independent Director Nominee

Qing Tong is an experienced investor. Currently, Mr. Tong serves a Managing Director of Plutus Partners’ China office. Before that, between October 2014 and December 2020, Mr. Tong served as President at Qing Shan Investment. Prior to joining Qing Shan Investment, Mr. Tong was an Investment Manager at Han Hong Private Equity (China) Mr. Tong holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and a Master’s Degree in Finance from University of San Francisco. We believe that Mr. Tong’s experience as a seasoned investor makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors.