About Our Business
Our difference depends on the diverse, engaged, passionate, and experienced people who create our ideas and serve our clients.
At every level, we seek out those rare individuals who combine analytical rigor with broad vision and a human touch. We believe that increasingly complex challenges demand people with both deeper expertise and the ability to engage joyously across disciplines, lines of business, and borders.
We bring experts in every relevant discipline to each client’s challenge. The value they deliver goes deeper than their resumes.
The Team
Where the Passion Begins
Julius TY Kim
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer with experiences in corporate restructuring and economic policy-making; played a vital role in managing financial crisis in 1997 to 1999; developed a career from a public sector to CEO in financial advisory services.
Joseph Choe
Chief Executive Officer
President
Joseph Choe is an accomplished business incubator and seasoned banker with more than 30 years experience in commercial banking, asset-based lending, real estate and international trade financing and mentoring upstart companies. He serves as a senior advisor at Alliance Partners (alliancepartners.com) where he consults for community banks. Prior to this position, Mr. Choe most recently worked and led the Asian practice at Avitus Group where he managed all HR related aspects for companies.
Christopher Won, MBA, PMP, MIT
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Won managed the daily technical operations of the organization. As a successful tech entrepreneur and a go-getter attitude, he helps Ppletree leverage technology to find the right matches..
Mr. Won joins Ppletree with a Masters in Technology Mgmt. from Georgetown University and an MBA from George Washington University.
Simon Kang
Senior Director - Consulting
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Andrew Hong
Senior Director - Insurance
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Parawee Suksawang
Senior Director - South East Asia
Ms. Suksawang manages main recruitment activities in Thailand and other SEA regions. She leverages her experience traveling the World and working with global organizations to help find the right candidates for Ppletree. Her impressive network in Asia and passion for helping others' career goals is what made her successful at Ppletree.
Michelle Cho
Director - Korea
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Henry Cho
General Counsel
Mr. Henry Cho is a partner at Pak & Cho, P.C. During his 30 years of practice, Mr. Cho has wide experience practicing in the area of Federal and State Courts in the States of New York and New Jersey with emphasis on commercial litigation and Immigration law.