Hyuk-Chul Kwon

The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (South Korea) (HSBC Korea) is the South Korea-based broker/dealer division of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. in Hong Kong. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2002 and is ultimately owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. HSBC Korea provides brokerage services to Korean financial institutions and public corporations.

Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage division of Great Britain-based Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd., which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWSIX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, underwriting, and comprehensive investment research for corporate and institutional investors.