LaSalle in Korea

Korea Team

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  Steve Hyung Kim

  Head of Korea, Senior Managing Director

  Seoul

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  10 years at LaSalle
  Joined in September 2013

  Steve is Head of Korea and is responsible for strategy, personnel, and investment management in the country. He also serves as the representative director of LaSalle Investment Management Co., Ltd., LaSalle’s licensed asset management company in Korea, which manages capital on behalf of domestic and international clients. Steve is also a member of the Asia Pacific Investment Committee.

  Prior to joining LaSalle, Steve was a Managing Partner at Bellevue Capital Management, where he focused on cross-border transactions on behalf of Asian family offices and an Executive Director in the Investment Banking Division at Nomura International (Hong Kong) where he was a founding member of the real estate advisory business for Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Earlier, Steve was Vice President of Lehman Brothers’ Global Real Estate Group, focused on principal debt investments in Korea, Australia, and China. He also worked at Deutsche Bank’s Real Estate Opportunities Group, acquiring underperforming properties, multi-borrower loan portfolios, and distressed companies based in Hong Kong. He started his career at Merrill Lynch in the U.S. and interned at the United States Senate.

  Since 2000, Steve has completed real estate-related transactions across multiple markets throughout the Asia Pacific region in opportunistic private equity investing, high-yield principal lending, distressed loan portfolio acquisitions, and corporate finance investment banking advisory assignments.

  Steve holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and also studied at The London School of Economics & Political Science under the General Course Program.

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  Se Hwan Oh

  Managing Director, Acquisitions and Development Management

  Seoul

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  8 years at LaSalle
  Joined in January 2016

  Se Hwan is the Managing Director, Acquisitions and Development Management for South Korea based in Seoul.  He joined LaSalle in 2016.

  Prior to joining LaSalle, Se Hwan worked at Samsung C&T in the investment and development division focused on property and infrastructure projects. Before that, he was a Director at Gale International in partnership with POSCO Engineering and Construction on Songdo International Business District development project. Se Hwan’s experience in the South Korean real estate market spans from 2002 having covered multiple property sectors including office, retail, residential, hospitality, and industrial.

  Se Hwan holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Korea University. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Architectural Engineer.

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  Hyejin Cho

  Managing Director, Fund Management

  Seoul
  Hyejin is the Managing Director for fund management for South Korea based in Seoul. In addition to fund management for Korea, Hyejin’s responsibilities include investor accounting and reporting, transactional support, debt origination and restructuring, and corporate governance. Hyejin originally joined LaSalle in 2016 as a fund controller.

  Before joining LaSalle, Hyejin worked at the Jeong Yeon Accounting Firm and PwC, conducting annual audits of numerous companies in various industries. She also worked at Morgan Stanley Properties as a controller, managing Korean real estate funds invested by the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund.

  Hyejin holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Yonsei University.

  She is a CPA certified by the Korea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a CTA certified by the NTS.  

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  Dahye Rhee

  Vice President, Portfolio Management

  Seoul
  Dahye Rhee is a Vice President of Portfolio Management for South Korea based in Seoul. She joined LaSalle in 2016.

  Prior to joining LaSalle, Dahye worked in the investment and development division of Samsung C&T, where she focused on real estate and infrastructure projects. 

  Dahye holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Yonsei University and is a CFA Charter holder.
   

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  David Oh

  Vice President of Acquisition and Asset Management

  Seoul
  David Oh is a Vice President of Acquisition and Asset Management for South Korea based in Seoul. He joined LaSalle in 2023.

  Prior to joining LaSalle, David worked in the investment division of ARA Asset Management, where he focused on inbound and outbound real estate projects acquiring landmark assets such as Parc.1 and Seoul Square. Before that, he was an associate at Pebblestone Asset Management, covering inbound real estate investments. David’s experience in the South Korean real estate market began in 2015 and covers multiple property sectors, including office, retail, hospitality, and industrial.

  David holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Rutgers University.