Biography
LOCATION
Hong Kong
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
18 years
Phil S. Lee
Head of AP Research
Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) Limited
Phil has been with Mirae Asset since 2007. He became a member of the Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Research Team in 2010, initially as Deputy Head of the Team while covering the Asia Pacific Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors. He has been overseeing the Asia Pacific Research Team since 2014.
Phil started managing the Luxembourg-domiciled Mirae Asset ESG Asia Growth Equity Fund in January 2015. He has also managed a number of China flagship funds domiciled in both Luxembourg and Korea since March 2019.
Prior to joining Mirae Asset, Phil started his career as Equity Analyst & Market Strategist at Daewoo Securities Korea in 2006. He then joined Mirae Asset Securities in Seoul the following year as Strategist and Small Cap Analyst before moving to Mirae Asset Global Investments in Seoul in April 2008, where he was Investment Analyst covering Autos, Financials and Real Estate sectors. He was later transferred to the Global Investment Team in November 2009 as Research Analyst before relocating to the Hong Kong office in 2010.
Phil earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Seoul National University. He speaks Korean and English, and reads Chinese.
He is the author of the book titled “The Future of Asia Investment”. The book analyses investment opportunities in Asia and is written in Korean. He is also a well-known columnist in Korea, writing on global investment.