ABOUT US
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Copyright © 2022 슈퍼프리즈. 판권 소유
Copyright © 2022 슈퍼프리즈. 판권 소유
Managing Director, Operations
CEO, SuperFreeze Group
Troy Shortell is the International Operations Head of EMP Belstar SuperFreeze, and a Member of SuperFreeze’s Board. He is responsible for the company’s operational development outside South Korea.
Prior to assuming his current role in 2022, Mr. Shortell was Executive Director for CBRE Asia Pacific, where he launched and led a new supply chain advisory business line in the region. He has over 25 years of experience operating and investing in supply chain and cold logistics across China and most other Asia-Pacific markets.
Troy is the former Head of DHL’s Global Customer Solutions Division in the Asia-Pacific region, where he was a regional and global Board Member. Mr. Shortell was also the previous Head of Greater China and Southeast Asia for HAVI Logistics.
Mr. Shortell has a master’s degree from the University of California, at Santa Barbara, and conducted his business training at INSEAD in France and Singapore.
Managing Director, International Development
CEO, SuperFreeze Group
Tony Chang is a Partner in the Seoul office of EMP Belstar SuperFreeze. He is responsible for sourcing and execution of business initiatives outside of Korea.
Previously, Mr. Chang was a Partner at Bravia Capital Asia Pacific where he developed logistics-related opportunities in Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Prior to this, he was a Founding Member of EMP Belstar’s Seoul office.
Mr. Chang received a B.A. in economics from Cornell University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Managing Director, Development
Namkeun Lim is a Managing Director of EMP Belstar SuperFreeze. He is based in South Korea and is responsible for the company’s project development and financing in South Korea.
Mr. Lim has over 17 years of experience working in private equity, corporate finance and project developments with a focus on real estate and infrastructure.
In prior roles he was a Senior Director in the alternative investment division at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), a sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, with various roles in the global real estate and infrastructure programs. He was a Director and one of the Founding Members of Samjong Investment Advisory (SIA), a subsidiary of KPMG Korea, advising various institutional investors, conglomerates and governmental bodies. He was also a Senior Analyst at KPMG in the corporate finance division.
Mr. Lim holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Seoul National University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.
CEO, SuperFreeze Pyeongtaek
Choi, Joon Young (Alex Choi) is the Chief Executive Officer of Korea SuperFreeze. Based in Seoul, he leads the company in advancing cold chain logistics and operational excellence.
Before joining Korea SuperFreeze, Mr. Choi held executive roles at major global logistics firms, including A.P Moller Maersk, Li & Fung Logistics, Agility Global Integrated Logistics, and DB Schenker. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, supply chain management, and business expansion across international markets.
Mr. Choi holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master Degree in Management & MIS from Korea University. He has also been an invited speaker and advisor on logistics innovation and emerging technologies.
CFO, Korea SuperFreeze
Kim Kyungbae is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Korea SuperFreeze, bringing extensive experience in banking and financial management. Based in South Korea, he plays a key role in overseeing financial operations and strategic planning within the company.
Prior to joining Korea Superfreeze in 2020, Mr. Kim had a distinguished career at Hana Bank, where he served for nearly 25 years. He held several leadership positions, including multiple branch manager roles. Throughout his tenure, he played a critical role in corporate banking, financial strategy, and operational management.
Mr. Kim holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Kyung Hee University and completed an MBA in Finance at Sogang University. His extensive background in banking and finance provides a strong foundation for his contributions to Korea SuperFreeze’s continued growth and success.
Partner, EMP Belstar
Chairman, SuperFreeze Group
Daniel Yun is the Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of EMP Belstar SuperFreeze. Mr. Yun is based in New York and is responsible for the overall strategic guidance of the company.
Mr. Yun is the founder of Belstar, a private investment firm focused on structured credit and private equity investments. Since 1998 the firm has successfully managed more than $5 billion over seven investment vehicles. Prior, Mr. Yun worked at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers in the fixed income divisions in New York.
Mr. Yun attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served as a company commander in S. Korea. While in the U.S. Army, he became Airborne and Air Assault qualified.
Mr. Yun obtained a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma. He has been an active Advisory Board Member at RAND Centre for Asia Pacific Policy since 2000.
Managing Partner, Blue Marlin Partners
Peter Kirsch is a founder and a managing partner of the Blue Marlin Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in established, profitable lower middle market businesses with attractive valuations.
Prior to founding Blue Marlin Partners, Mr. Kirsch oversaw and directed investments for the family office of the founder of America Online for ten years, where he was responsible for all financial management and direct investments. In this position he also served as the liaison and trusted advisor for other family offices and high net worth individuals seeking to co-invest.
Mr. Kirsch also served as Investment Committee Chairman, Longstreet Partners, Advisor, The Edgewater Funds and numerous boards of directors. In his prior roles, he was CEO of Platformix and CEO the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Mr. Kirsch received his B.S. in Communications from Marquette University.
Sr. Managing Director, CITIC Capital
Fanglu Wang is CITIC Capital’s Senior Managing Director and Managing Partner of CITIC Capital ESG Group, focused on deploying sustainable investment strategies in emerging markets across Asia and globally.
He has over 30 years of experience in capital markets, corporate finance, financial engineering and risk management. He has led several major capital raising transactions for the China Ministry of Finance and other major corporations. Mr. Wang was the former Head of Product Marketing and Sales for China at HSBC, a Director in Investment Banking and Debt Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch Asia, a Vice President at Citibank Hong Kong and an Executive Director at Sakura Global Capital. Mr. Wang also sits on the board of several portfolio companies, across multiple sectors and geographies.
Mr. Wang received an M.A. in Statistics from the University of Chicago, a B.Sc.. in Mathematics and a B.A. in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai.
Vice President, Mancal Group
Ralph Lee is a vice president, Manvest Inc. of The Mancal Group (“Mancal”). He is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and responsible for making private equity and venture capital investments.
Mr. Lee is a seasoned private capital investor with diverse experience working in investment banking, corporate development and strategy, private equity, and venture capital investments. He has lived in broad range of markets including Canada, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Prior to Mancal, he was an investment professional at a leading Pan-Asian private equity firm focused on mid-market growth capital and infrastructure investments. In addition to his private equity experience, Mr. Lee previously worked in cross-border merger and acquisitions advisory in his investment banking role at BDA Partners (global strategic partnerships with William Blair and the Development Bank of Japan). He also held corporate development and strategy roles at Teekay and Caracal Energy.
Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary with a major in Finance. His strategic and insightful views bring value to his current board member role with EMP Belstar Superfreeze Group Holdings and a board observer role with Nautilus Data Technologies.
