London-headquartered alternatives fintech and wealth management (WM) solutions provider S64 has appointed Shawn Ko as its head of South Korea, a strategic move that follows a year of significant growth across the region and will further bolster the company’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
Ko is a financial markets and alternative investment specialist with 20 years’ experience focused on South Korea. Prior to S64, he worked for 15 years at Deutsche Bank, leading coverage of South Korean financial institutions. In this capacity, he developed an unparalleled track record in connecting Korean strategic investors and institutions to global private markets investment opportunities and solutions.
Located in Seoul, Ko will spearhead S64’s operations across South Korea. The region is a key strategic priority for the company, where it works with local wealth and asset managers, and financial institutions, optimizing their access to private markets through its product manufacturing capabilities and technology solutions.
His appointment represents the latest in a series of strategic hires globally for S64 following the recent appointment of Matt Stovald as the head of Australia and Marcus Glover as CTO.
“Ko is an excellent addition to our leadership team in Asia-Pacific,” says Tarun Nagpal, S64’s CEO. “Alongside other recent strategic hires, his appointment further fortifies our position in Asia-Pacific and underscores the significant demand that we are seeing in South Korea for our private markets technology, solutions and products. He brings a vast amount of local markets expertise and deep investor connectivity that will be of great benefit to our clients.”
