Our People

Soon Yeon Cha is the CEO of Simone Investment Managers. He started his career at Arab Bank as an investment banker. Later he joined BNP Paribas, being the Vice President of the bank. Before founding Simone Investment Managers, he was the CEO of Prime Investment.  He has extensive experience in investment banking and M&A consulting. He earned his B.A. in German Languages and MBA at Yonsei University.

Dong Cheol Han is the Chief Risk Officer of Simone Investment Managers. Mr Han has extensive experience in risk management, accounting, and investment analysis. He has worked at Hanhwa Asset Management and Hanhwa Securities for about 30 years. At Hanhwa Asset Managerment, he served key positions such as CRO and CCO. Han earned a B.A in Public Administrations at SungKyunkwan University 

Dae Goo Kim is serving as the director and compliance officer of Simone Investment Managers. He specializes in risk management and day to day investment operations. He has been working at Simone Investment Managers since 2014.

Before joining Simone Investment Managers he has worked in Hanhwa Assset Management.

Mr. Kim holds BA in Computer Sciences at Chungnam University.

Yeon Chang Chung is the President of the Management Organization at Simone Investment  Managers. He has extensive experiences in deal sourcing, global marketing, funding and investment. Before joining Simone Investment  Managers, he was the CEO of Vestas Investment Management. He started his career at Citibank. Later he worked for various financial investment companies including Banque Nationale de Paris, Fleet National Bank, ABN AMRO, Bear Stearns and ANZ Banking Group. He majored in statistics at Korea University and graduated from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sang Yeon Kim is the head of Overseas Investment Business Division at Simone Investment Managers. Prior to joining Simone Investment Managers, he served as a managing director at Performance Trust Capital Partners, before this job, he worked for various financial investment companies including MUFG Securities in Hong Kong, Hanwha Securities, ANZ Seoul, Citigroup, and Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance. He graduated from Baruch College, Manhattan with a degree in finance.

Jae Wook Kim is the head of the Domestic Investment Division at Simone Investment Managers. Before joining Simone, he was the Managing Director of the Domestic Investment Division at Vestas Investment Management. He also worked in REITs investment roles at KB Real Estate Trust and Hana Asset Trust, and served in the Financial Advisory Services (FAS) team at Deloitte Anjin. He holds a degree in Residential Environment from Yonsei University with a minor in Architectural Engineering.

Seonggeun Kang is serving the firm as the head of the Alternative Investment Division. Prior to joining the firm, he has worked as the Director of Alternative Investment at Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. He graduated from Seoul National University majoring at Business and has acquired MBA from Seoul National University

Doyoon Lee is in charge of investment management and invests and manages VC companies and funds that are expected to grow in the future. With eight years of experience working at global consulting firms, he has technical skills and market analysis know-how, and has the foundation to source various deals through steady relationships with various venture companies. He graduated from Royal Holloway University of London in the UK and worked in the IT consulting industry for eight years.

Kang Bae Lee is a Senior Managing Director of Private Equity Division at Simone Investment Managers. Prior to joining Simone Investment Managers, Mr. Lee was a Head of Coverage at DB Financial Investment. Prior to DB Financial Investment, Mr.Lee was with Samsung Securities and Yuanta Securities. Mr. Lee earned a BA in Economics and MS in International Management from Seogang University, and completed PhD in Business Administration from Catholic University.

Haewon Jang is leading the global marketing team in Simone Investment Managers. Prior to joining Simone she was the team leader in Shinhan Securities Global Marketing Division and has also worked from Woori Securities. She attained BA in Tourism & Hotel Management from Virginia Commonwealth University

Chaewon Yoon is the team head of Simone Investments' Risk Management Team. Prior to joining Simone Investments, she has worked for RG Asset Management as the head of Risk Management team. Before working for RG Asset Management she worked for Ernst Young Business Risk Service and KPMG Financial Risk Management. She also worked as a compliance manager in Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. She attained her BA in International Business and Trade & International Studies in Pusan National University and holds certificates of AICPA, CIA, CISA.