Our Team

  • Investment Team
  • Advisory and Operating Committee
  • Administration & Compliance
    • Anthony Chan- Chief Executive Officer
    • David Zhang- Managing Director - Private Investment
    • Tom Turner- Managing Director - Portfolio Manager
    • Adam Lee- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • Chen Ying Dan- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • Denise Man- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • Lionel Neave- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • Mandy Chan- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • Ronald Kong- Managing Director - Wealth Management
    • John Peng- Investment Director
    • Anthony Chan- CEO, Director - Isola Capital Group
    • Albert Wong
    • Andy Choy
    • Daniel Heyler
    • David Kedwards
    • David Yeung- Director - Isola Capital Group
    • Frank Wong
    • Guillaume Dhamelincourt
    • Ho Sing
    • John Spence
    • Kono Kazunari
    • John Hsu
    • Jack Poon
    • Steven Yaung
    • Suk Whan Chang
    • Wai Ha
    • Zeth Hung
    • Maisy Chee- Legal Counsel
    • Jenny Yuen- Chief Financial Officer
    • Yu Chen- Compliance Manager
    • Hermi Yip- Office Manager
    • Edmond Chan- Finance Manager
    • Mike Chu- Senior Accountant
  • Anthony is Chief Executive Officer of Isola Capital

     

    Anthony has extensive experience in asset management across private equity, venture capital, private credit and liquid secondary strategies. Anthony enjoyed a career in investment banking before transitioning to private investments and family office wealth management. He has broad investment expertise across a broad range of consumer, agricultural, industrial and technology sectors.

     

    Anthony attained a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) from The University of Sydney and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The University of Sydney Law School. He is also a graduate of The College of Law (Sydney) and was admitted to the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of NSW. Anthony completed the Financial Engineering Program of Stanford University and attended the Stanford Executive Institute.

     

    He is a Responsible Officer for Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) activities licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

     

    Anthony is Co-Chair of Cyberport Investors Network Growth Portfolio Sub-Committee, a member of the HK Trade Development Council Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee, a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee and YEC Executive Committee, Chair of the HKVCA Wine Committee and a member of the HKVCA Limited Partners Committee and Family Office Committee.  He is appointed to the Market Misconduct Tribunal and is a member of Pacific Basin Economic Council.

     

    Anthony is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He is a keen tennis player, golfer, wine enthusiast and Formula One fan.

  • David is a Managing Director with Isola Capital and focused on direct investment origination, transaction structuring and execution across private equity and venture capital, as well as portfolio management.

     

    David has extensive international public and private company investment, as well as investment banking experience.  Most recently, he was an advisor to the Chairman of Shanghai Pengxin Group and responsible for originating and execution of international investments and group strategic projects.  Previously, he spent over a decade in various senior roles with Nomura and Lehman Brothers and covered clients in consumer and retail, healthcare, financial institutions, renewable energy and TMT sectors.  Prior to that, he developed his investment banking career at CSFB, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.

     

    David received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of NSW in Australia.  He is Member of Institute of Actuaries (Australia).

     

    David is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He is a fan of motor racing and soccer, as well as a keen hiker and jogger.

  • Tom Turner is a Portfolio Manager for Isola Capital Asset Management, focusing on customized global wealth management for our HNW/UHNW clients.

    Tom’s primary objectives are to manage his clients’ overall risks and preserve capital while generating reasonable risk adjusted returns. His strategy is a global multi-asset and multi-strategy approach, where he employs a macro top-down investment process combined with bottom-up fundamental and technical analysis. The approach predominately has a long bias with a focus on absolute return.

    Tom has over 30 years’ experience in the capital markets covering various roles and geographies. Most recently, he was the Asian Head of Proprietary Trading at RBS and then CIMB (which acquired the RBS Asian equity business). Prior to that, he worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch for a decade, where he managed their Korean equity trading in Seoul before moving to Hong Kong to manage a regional equity portfolio. Tom began his career at Cargill, where he spent 20 years covering various roles in Canada, US, Australia, and Asia. He started in their corporate finance department and then went on to hold various roles, including Business Development / Structured Products, Commodity Derivatives Trader, Senior Trader in U.S. Fixed-Income and Equities. Tom’s final role with Cargill (Black River Hedge Fund) was Head of Korea / Taiwan Trading, where he was involved in portfolio management of equities, fixed-income, currencies, trade and structured finance and distressed debt. He was a member of the Asia Regional Investment Committee and the Global Risk Committee for Cargill’s Black River Hedge Fund.

    Tom is a graduate of Business Administration at Red River College and subsequently received a professional accounting designation from C.G.A. of Canada. Tom enjoys spending time with family as well as golf, skiing, trail running, hiking, swimming, ice hockey, and of course, food / music.

  • Adam is a Managing Director at Isola Capital Asset Management, where he manages investments for a select number of individuals and families across a variety of asset classes.  In addition to managing positions in equities and fixed income, Adam invests in real estate and growth-oriented companies with a focus on the information technology space.


    Prior to this role, Adam was a private wealth manager at UBS, working closely with technology companies and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

     

    Prior to a career in investment management, Adam practiced corporate law at a major international law firm in Silicon Valley, Taipei, and Shanghai.  Adam began his career in Silicon Valley at Avanti Corp where he held sales and product manager roles in the semiconductor industry.

     

    Adam is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and Santa Clara University School of Law.  Adam is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.

     

    Outside of the office, Adam enjoys playing sports and outdoor activities with his two children, and spends his time running, reading, golfing and traveling.  

     

  • Ying Dan is a Managing Director of Isola Capital Asset Management, focusing on global wealth management for our HNW/UHNW clients.

     

    Prior to this role, she has worked with UBS, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, where she was responsible for client coverage in Greater China, providing one-stop financial advisory services to high net worth individuals and listed company shareholders in the region.  Most recently she worked with Haitong International Singapore, where she was in charge of client coverage in Singapore and Southeast Asia, mainly including the initiation of fund raising via primary and secondary capital markets and also in credit markets.

     

    Ying Dan holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.  She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.  She enjoys Beijing Opera and plays the cello.

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    Denise Man is a Managing Director at Isola Capital.  She is responsible for delivering the firm’s investment advisory and global wealth management services to clients in the region.  Denise is also Business Manager for the Wealth Management team of Isola.

     

    Prior to joining Isola Capital, Denise was a private banker at UBS AG, where she was responsible for client coverage in Hong Kong Domestic, providing investment advisory, as well as holistic financial and wealth planning services to high net worth individuals, families and corporates in the region. Before that, Denise worked at JP Morgan Private Bank and BlackRock in Hong Kong.

     

    Denise holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Macquarie University, Australia. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

     

    Denise enjoys contemporary art, fashion and music. Her hobbies include wine and photography.

  • Lionel is a Managing Director at Isola Capital, where he manages investments for a select number of individuals and families across a variety of asset classes and strategies. Lionel also runs multi asset global portfolios for HNW, UHNW and family offices as an External Asset Manager and is HK SFC licensed.

     

    He began his career at Lloyd’s Reinsurance for five years before working in investment banking for 20 years with UBS and Merrill Lynch in Europe and Asia.  Lionel ran Merrill Lynch Asian Equities in Singapore from 2003 to 2008 dealing with a broad range of financial activities encompassing hedge funds, pension funds, private equity, capital markets, IPO and prime brokerage.

     

    In 2013 Lionel joined HSBC Private Banking in Hong Kong as an Investment Counsellor and Portfolio Constructor.  During this time he gained extensive experience dealing with family offices, trusts, HNW and UHNW clients.

     

    Lionel is a graduate of Oxford University and is fluent in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

     

  • Mandy Chan is a Managing Director at Isola Capital. She is responsible for delivering the firm’s investment advisory and global wealth management services to clients in the region.

     

    Prior to joining Isola Capital, Mandy was a private banker at various international banks. She was the Senior Vice President at Fortis, Executive Director and Head of Asia Private Banking at UFJ. Mandy also worked in Merril Lynch Singapore where she was responsible for clients coverage in East Asia, Hong Kong and Mainland China, providing investment advisory, as well as holistic financial and wealth planning services to high net worth individuals, families and corporates in that region.

     

    Mandy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity Western University Canada. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

     

    Mandy loves cooking and wine tasting. She always enjoys the bubbles of the champagne with family and close friends. She enjoys spending time travelling with family. Besides, she loves fashion and shoes. She enjoys her me time in gardening work. Her favorite colour is white in every aspects.

  • Ronald Kong is a Managing Director of Isola Capital Asset Management, focusing on wealth management for our HNW/UHNW clients in the Greater China region.

     

    Prior to this role, he has worked with UOB Kay Hian and Everbright Sun Hung Kai Financial group in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for client coverage in Greater China, providing financial advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and listed company shareholders in the region.  Before that, he was based in Beijing and actively involved in private equity investments in China, where he assisted Chinese entrepreneurs to achieve public listings for their companies in the US stock market.

     

    Ronald holds a MBA degree from the University of Manchester.  He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.  He enjoys wines and plays golf.

  • John is an Investment Director at Isola Capital. Prior to joining Isola Capital, John worked for a family office as a senior investment professional. He commenced his career in finance with various roles across portfolio management and client coverage with National Australia Bank (Asia), Lehman Brothers Australia and Wesfarmers Insurance Limited where he advised on corporate strategy and investment activities. 

     

    John was previously on the Board of Directors for Hong Kong listed Dongwu Cement International Limited (695:HK, 2016 – 2019). 

     

    He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce / Information Systems (double degree), and holds both CFA and CA professional designations. John is fluent in English and Mandarin, and a keen soccer player.

  • Anthony is Chief Executive Officer of Isola Capital

     

    Anthony has extensive experience in asset management across private equity, venture capital, private credit and liquid secondary strategies. Anthony enjoyed a career in investment banking before transitioning to private investments and family office wealth management. He has broad investment expertise across a broad range of consumer, agricultural, industrial and technology sectors.

     

    Anthony attained a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) from The University of Sydney and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The University of Sydney Law School. He is also a graduate of The College of Law (Sydney) and was admitted to the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of NSW. Anthony completed the Financial Engineering Program of Stanford University and attended the Stanford Executive Institute.

     

    He is a Responsible Officer for Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) activities licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

     

    Anthony is Co-Chair of Cyberport Investors Network Growth Portfolio Sub-Committee, a member of the HK Trade Development Council Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee, a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee and YEC Executive Committee, a member of the HKVCA Limited Partners Committee, Family Office Committee and Wine Committee.  He is a member of PBEC.

     

    Anthony is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He is a keen tennis player, golfer, wine enthusiast and Formula One fan.

  • Albert is a member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group.

    Albert is a Director of Hong Kong based Kingsway Group, a luxury product distribution conglomerate spanning yachts and automobiles, including Lamborghini Automobili in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China. He is a Co-founder and former Executive Director of JVSakk Group.

    Prior to co-founding JVSakk, Albert was manager of Institutional Sales at SHKFG with specific focus on institution accounts in Singapore and Europe. With more than 10 years experience in the financial industry, he is well versed in special situations advisory, deal management and execution. He is a Responsible Officer for Type 1 (Dealing in Securities) of JVSakk Asia Limited, Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) activities of JVSakk Asset Management Limited, licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

    Albert graduated with a Bachelors degree of Business Management from the University of Hong Kong.

    He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. He is a pianist, avid basketball fan and follows Formula 1.

  • Andy Choy is a seasoned management executive with over 25 years of direct operating experience in both service and manufacturing industries. He has worked in a variety of organizations from greenfield start-ups to bankruptcy turnarounds to multinational conglomerates in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

    Andy was most recently the International Chief Operating Officer of Melco Resorts and Entertainment (NASDAQ: MLCO) where he oversaw a portfolio of casino resorts with annual revenues approaching US$1.0 billion and 6,500 employees.  His responsibilities also included managing the corporate strategy and analytical support departments, directing marketing programs that drove over 75,000 daily visits including all mobile content initiatives.

    He was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Riviera Holdings Corporation and Senior Vice President of Operations with Las Vegas Sands overseeing the Sands Macao and the Four Seasons Macao.  Prior to that, Andy was an operational turnaround specialist for Icahn Enterprises.  Andy started his career as a consultant with McKinsey and Company.  Andy also founded and exited a casino marketing technology start-up.

    Andy graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Statistics and received an M.B.A. with distinction from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

    Andy is an active member of Young Presidents Organization and has held numerous offices including Chapter Chair of the Pan Asia Chapter. He was previously licensed as a gaming executive by the State of Nevada and the Republic of Cyprus.

    Andy is fluent in English and Cantonese. He is an avid scuba diver and a published creator of magic effects.

  • Daniel is a member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital.

     

    Daniel has over 30 years of experience in the technology space, including as an award-winning research analyst, fulfilling a senior role in one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and successfully operating as a portfolio manager investing into the technology domain.  He started his career with Dataquest and Gartner as an Industry Analyst.  Daniel then spent almost 17 years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Technology/Semiconductor Equity Analyst, where he was consistently top-ranked by institutional investors and was voted #1 by Institutional Magazine Asia for 5 consecutive years (2011-2016).  He then joined TSMC as Senior Director, Business Strategy, before setting up his own technology investment strategy and advisory business, Heyler Capital.  

     

    Daniel is a graduate of Bowdoin College with a Bachelors in Asian Studies – Economics.  He also graduated with an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.  Daniel is Professor of Practice in Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  He speaks Mandarin and enjoys tennis, skiing, and trekking.  

  • David is a shareholder and member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group. He is Chairman of Wall Street English International and was previously Managing Director of Pearson English Direct Delivery Business when it was acquired by Pearson Longman LLC in 2010.


    David started his career at Wall Street English China as the Operations Director in 2001, and became the CEO in China in August 2002. Wall Street English China experienced tremendous growth under his guidance and expanded its presence in key markets including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, with the opening of over 50 learning centers in nine years.

    In August 2010, David was appointed CEO of Wall Street English International, which has 450 learning centers in 28 countries around the world. Prior to joining Wall Street English, he worked as the UK Operations Director for KinderCare Learning Centers, the largest private childcare operator in the world. In that role he was responsible for planning and implementing the start-up of KinderCare’s UK business. He was also a founder and General Manager of Bright Horizons Day Nurseries in the UK.

    David has worked in business development roles for Marriott Hotels, TRW (in the aerospace industry), and Marsh McLennan (in the insurance industry).

    David received his MBA from the University of Bradford and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Lancaster. He also holds a Diploma in Marketing Management from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).

  • David is a member of the Board of Directors and the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group. He is a co-founder of Starcrest Capital Partners Limited, a professionally managed independent private equity real estate practice focusing on investments opportunities in China. Besides investing in his core real estate business, David also holds diversified business interests in other sectors through direct investment or investing in funds.

    David has over a decade of experience in the finance and real estate investment industries. Prior to co-founding Starcrest Capital Partners in 2010, he was previously with Goldman Sachs Asian Special Situations Group where he was responsible for managing the firm’s proprietary real estate investing activities in equity, debt, hybrid and direct assets across both the private and public markets, including restructuring some Chinese private real estate companies with a total investment of over US$1.5 billion. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, David was with MGPA, one of the largest real estate fund managers in Asia where he focused on direct asset and joint venture investments in the Asia ex-Japan region.

    David is a graduate of Ohio State University with an honors degree in Business Administration.

  • Frank is member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group. 

     

    Frank is President of Scholastic Asia. He was previously Managing Director of PepsiCo Foods in China and Nabisco China, successfully building  brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy and Ritz in China.

     

    Before his assignments in Asia, he held a series of senior brand management positions with Colgate Palmolive in New York. 

     

    He was non-executive director of Next Media, the largest Chinese newspaper and magazine group in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

     

    Frank graduated with an MA from Columbia University and BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University.

  • Guillaume is a shareholder and member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group. In addition to his responsibilities with his family holdings, Guillaume is the Head of Sales for Asia for La Française Group, a global asset management firm headquartered in Paris with expertise in managing securities and real estate assets.

    Guillaume is also responsible for business development at JK Capital Management Ltd in Hong Kong, an Asian equity and bond asset manager, subsidiary of La Française Group.

    Prior to moving to Hong Kong, Guillaume was Investment Director at HSBC Specialist Investments in London, the property and infrastructure private equity arm of HSBC. Before that he was with JP Morgan in their asset management division.

    Guillaume is a graduate of ESSEC business school in Paris majoring in Finance and he is a CFA charterholder.

  • Ho Sing is Chairman Emeritus of Isola Capital Asset Management Pte. Ltd.  He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Ltd., the Manager of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust.

    Ho Sing has over 15 years of leadership and management experience with multi-national companies in engineering, medical, infrastructure and real estate. These included senior positions in Singapore Technologies Group, Dornier Medical, Sembcorp Industries Ltd. and Guocoland Ltd.

    Ho Sing is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Damian Development Bhd., a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

    Ho Sing previously served as:

    President of Lereno Bio-Chem Ltd. (Mae Engineering Ltd.)
    Chief Executive Officer of Dornier Medtech GmbH
    Chief Operating Officer of Cradance Serviecs Pte Ltd.
    Director of Bitwave, Singapore
    Independent Director of UMS Holdings

    Ho Sing holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Univesity of Texas, Austin, USA. He completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University in 2002.

  • John Spence is a member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital.

     

    John is Managing Director at Asian Capital Advisors, specialises in M&A, partnerships, and the advancement of insuretech within the Asian insurance market.

     

    Based in Hong Kong since 2000, John has shaped strategy and growth at Generali Asia, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), Macquarie Funds Group and Manulife Financial. His earlier career included tenures with Manulife Financial in Canada, and in Australia with National Australia Bank, Colonial Mutual, AMP Society and KPMG

     

    John holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales Business School, Bachelor of Economics (BEc) from Sydney University, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand (FCA ANZ), Fellow Australian Institute of Banking and Finance (FFin), Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA FCIS); Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors (FHKIoD).

  • Mr. Kono has 30 years of distinguished experience in global finance, fixed income, equity derivatives, asset management, and business development.  He works extensively with companies and investors in the global fixed income and equity capital markets, with a focus on growth stage including M&A and restructuring the equity ownership and business strategy in many industries.


    Mr. Kono started his career in high finance and has held senior positions at Salomon Brothers and Citi Asset Management both in Tokyo and New York for over 15 years.  He then became Chief Representative of Japan and Managing Director of Roberts Mitani, LLC and Roberts Mitani Advisors, LLC, where he arranged cross-border transactions and capital structures.  Mr. Kono then served as President of Revamp Capital K.K. arranging financing for growth companies.  Since September 2007, Mr. Kono has served as Associate Professor of Keio University (Graduate school of Media and Governance) where he teaches Business and Marketing and works on Electric Vehicles projects.  More recently until 2015, Mr. Kono was CIO and Senior Managing Director of Whiz Partners, a leading Japanese growth private equity fund.


    Mr. Kono has written extensively about capital markets and business management in such reviews as Nikkei Venture and he has lectured on a range of subjects, including international business, global finance, private equity and business development at various programs and seminars.


    Mr. Kono has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Keio University.


    He also serves on the Board of Directors for a number of public and private companies.

  • John is a shareholder and a member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group, representing the Hsu brothers' interests in the Isola Capital Group.  John's family has been owners and operators of bulkers, tankers, and specialized ships for six generations including Sincere Navigation Corp. and Oak Maritime Group.


    Currently, John is a director of the Hsu family's family office, OSS Capital.  From 2003 to 2010 he was partner of Ajia Partners, a prominent privately owned alternative investment firm.  From 1998 to 2002 he was Chief Investment Officer of Matrix Global Investments, a hedge fund of US-listed technology companies.  John has also been a Director of Seaspan Corporation (NYSE - SSW) since 2008.  John received his B.A. from Colgate University, and his MBA from Columbia University, and is fluent in English, Japanese and Mandarin.

  • Jack Poon has founded and advised multiple successful startups including Swiftpath, Telecom Digital Media, Advanced Card Systems, and AtCipher . His broad professional experience and strong academic training enable him to assess opportunities from both a technology and financial perspective. In his last role as co-founded and CEO of AtCipher, a cloud security company that protects privacy for cloud data through patent-pending technologies that enable end-to-end, client-side encryption and secure sharing, he worked closely with ex-government security agencies on cloud encryption, cybersecurity, digital signature, blockchain, and key management. Currently, he serves as Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the Executive MBA Program for Chicago Booth School of Business and is a mentor for various startups.   He began his career in 1988 as an engineer at Intel Corporation and was later Head of Technology services at Freescale Semiconductor, previously known as Motorola Semiconductor.


    Jack holds a MBA from Chicago Booth School of Business with high honors, a Master of Science in Engineering Management with Stanford University, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with California Institute of Technology. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.  He is also a holder of 4 US Patents and enjoys photography and investing.
     

  • Steven Yaung is an accomplished CEO and Managing Director with over 25 years of building and growing businesses in Asia.  His career has seen him manage many businesses varying in size and complexity across Asia, driving growth and delivering substantial value creation for shareholders.

     

    After starting his career at General Electric’s Financial Management Program (FMP), Steven went on to successfully start up and exit a food manufacturing and processing business in China.  He then went on to focus on the consumer and retail industry where he progressively moved up the ranks at several multinational conglomerates to hold executive roles at AS Watson, The Honest Company and Folli Follie.  He was most recently the Managing Director – APAC for The Body Shop where he oversaw 19 countries with over US 500M in revenues and a retail network of over 1200 stores.  He also serves as an advisor to several companies in the beauty, health, and lifestyle sectors.

     

    Steven is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is an active member of Young President’s Organization where he has held several officer roles.  

  • Suk Whan is the former CEO of Idea Bridge Asset Management, Inc., an asset management company which is licensed as a group investment business by the FSC (Financial Services Commission) of Korea, with specialized expertise in Intellectual Property investments. Previously Mr Chang was the CEO of the venture capital subsidiary of Intellectual Discovery, a South Korean government sponsored organization that focuses on acquiring and deploying global intellectual property, with shareholders including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK and Hyundai Motor Group.

    Suk Whan was also the Founder and Managing Partner of Han Asset, Inc., a private equity fund established in 1999, investing in Korea with a focus on corporate restructurings and special situations. Prior to founding Han Asset, Inc. Suk Whan was the Managing Partner of Soros Consultants, Inc., exclusively advising Soros Fund Management on their direct investments into Korea. Between 2005 and 2009, Suk Whan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Qunno Metal Technologies, Inc.

    Earlier in his career, Suk Whan developed extensive experience in international finance, holding senior positions in Asia, Europe and the US, including Managing Director at Daishin International (Europe) Ltd. in London, Head of Broking at SBC Warburg Securities in Seoul and Managing Director at Tong Yang Securities (America), Inc. in New York in 1997.

    Suk Whan is a member of the Investment and Finance Advisory Committee of Korea Expressway Corporation and the Korea Energy Foundation Investment Committee. He has been the Regional Chair of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Educational Counselors since 2006.

    Suk Whan graduated with a BS in Architecture from MIT and an MBA (Finance and International Business) from the Sloan School of Management, MIT.
     

  • Mr. Ha is Vice President of NetEase, responsible for venture investments.  Notable venture investments include MobVista (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 1860) and Transsion (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 688306).  Prior to NetEase, he has held various leadership positions in private equity, venture capital, technology management and business development.  

     

    Mr. Ha started his career as a financial analyst at New York investment banking firm Wasserstein Perella.

     

    Mr. Ha earned dual Bachelor of Science in Finance and Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard.

  • Zeth Hung has over 28 years of experience in the investment banking industry. He was Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, and later served as Vice Chairman at Credit Suisse until January 2023. During his 25 years tenure at Credit Suisse, Mr. Hung has led various products and industry groups as well as in senior management roles, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, providing strategic and financing solutions to corporates and shareholders. Mr. Hung began his investment banking career at BZW Asia Limited in 1995 and joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998.

     

    Mr. Hung graduated from University of Oxford with a BA degree in Mathematics.

  • Maisy is Legal Counsel for Isola Capital with primary responsibility for legal and compliance matters. She has experience across private practice, in-house legal and corporate environments, having previously held roles with Sidley Austin LLP, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Citibank N.A. (Regional Markets Legal in Singapore) and was Regional Legal Counsel for Aegon Asia.

    Maisy graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from The University of Melbourne. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from The College of Law (Victoria). She is admitted as an Australian Lawyer and an officer of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

    Maisy is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Bahasa Malay. She enjoys swimming, road biking, cookery and is a foodie at heart.

  • Jenny is the Chief Financial Officer at Isola Capital, supervising the accounting and finance, operation and risk management department. Prior to joining Isola Capital, she was the CFO at DL Securities (HK) Limited where she led the firm’s overall approach to develop the financial services platform.   Jenny started her career as an auditor with Ernst & Young.

    Jenny received a Bachelor of Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

     

    She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

  • Yu is a Compliance Manager at Isola Capital.  Yu commenced her compliance career at UOB Kay Hian, primarily responsible for the execution and implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism controls and related policies and procedures, including screening, monitoring and reporting functions and processes.  She has extensive experience covering investment banking compliance issues for deal transactions, including capital raisings in primary and secondary markets.  Yu also accumulated extensive experience across transactions surveillance, business and regulatory compliance and global markets compliance, whilst at Haitong International.

     

    Yu attained a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The University of London.  She is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien and Taiwanese.  Yu is a keen yogi.  She enjoys cookery, a glass of fine wine or a good cup of coffee.

     

  • Hermi is the Office Manager at Isola Capital with 8+ years of experience in office management, supervision and administration, as well as providing business support to C-level executives in banks and financial institutes. 

     

    Hermi received a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business and Management from the University of Derby, UK.

     

    She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

  • Edmond is the Finance Manager at Isola Capital. He has more than ten years of experience in accounting, serving various companies, ranging from privately held companies to large, public companies specializing in real estate and financial services. Before joining Isola Capital, Edmond was the Finance Manager at Sino-Ocean Capital, Fargo Wealth Group, and Beijing Capital Land Limited. During his tenure, Edmond was focused on reporting and treasury functions.

     

    Edmond has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Finance, from Edinburgh Napier University.

  • Mike is the Senior Accountant at Isola Capital with over eight years of experience in accounting and finance. Mike commenced his career in external auditing, primarily responsible for auditing small to medium sized local firms. He accumulated extensive accounting and finance experience in fund administration and in-house accounting throughout his career.

     

    Mike received a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Financial Analysis, both from the University of New South Wales.

     

    He is a member of CPA Australia. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.