Our People
Executives, Board & Advisors (Korea)
Ohad Topor
Mr. Topor is Founder and Chairman of TCK (Topor & Co Korea). During the last 25 years, Mr. Topor has invested across most major asset classes globally, allocating to private equity, absolute return, real estate, venture capital and traditional asset classes for his family office as well as Topor & Co. Before founding Topor & Co in the UK he was with Square Capital, a private investment office based in London and Paris. He is an advisor to the Korea Israel Innovation Center. He holds a Masters in Business (MBA) from Stanford University and a B.A in Economics from Tel Aviv University.
Mark Tetto
Mark Tetto is Co-CEO of TCK. Mark brings 18 years of finance experience spanning investment banking, corporate M&A, private equity and venture capital investing. Prior to TCK, Mark was at Samsung Electronics’ corporate M&A team, where he spent four years successfully acquiring companies and building the firm’s M&A practice. Previously, Mark was with Morgan Stanley, working in New York and London on M&A and corporate finance, raising funding for clients in excess of $1Bn. Mark holds a BA in Chemistry from Princeton University, and an MBA from The Wharton School, with a concentration in Finance.
James Young
James Young is the Co-CEO of TCK, and brings over 35 years of finance and investment expertise in the global markets. He has invested and managed assets in traditional and private markets while based in New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul. James joined TCK from National Pension Service (NPS), where he successfully led their first $1bn hedge fund investment. Prior to TCK and NPS, he was with TongYang Asset Management as Head of Global Asset Division, and as derivatives specialist with UBS and Calyon based in Hong Kong. James holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.
Jasmine Topor
Jasmine is Managing Director at TCK, responsible for Global Investment Research, specializing in private market investments. Over the last 19 years, she has been based in Palo Alto, London and Tel Aviv, investing in VC, PE, Real Estate, Credit, and other alternative funds. In 2018, Jasmine founded the Korea Israel Innovation Center (KIIC) in Israel, and since 2014, she has been an integral part of the Topor family office, directing alternative fund investments as well as direct investments in technology startups. From 2006 to 2014, Jasmine was at Star Ventures, with $1 billion in assets under management. Jasmine holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Haeryang Yoo
Haeryang Yoo is Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer at TCK. Haeryang brings over 20 years of operation and risk management experience in global financial companies. Prior to TCK, she was Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer at IPM Asset Management, and before that she headed the investment operation team at Alpha Asset Management. She has also worked at Eastspring Asset Management and Allianz Global Investors, Korea, in the operation team. Haeryang holds a Bachelor in English Language Literature from Ewha Womans University.
Hai Kyung Lee
Hai Kyung Lee is the Director of Finance at TCK, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, and risk management. Prior to TCK, Hai Kyung conducted audits, and financial due diligence for publicly listed companies in North America at EY Toronto and internal control engagements for global corporations at Samil PwC. She also led financial reporting and tax compliance at Renault Korea Motors (previously Renault Samsung). Hai Kyung holds a Master of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Mathematics and Accountancy from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and is a Chartered Accountant (Canada).
Howard Marks
Senior Advisor
Mr. Marks is the founder and chairman of Oaktree Capital. Today Oaktree is one of the largest alternative investment managers with approximately $202 billion under management as of December 2024. Mr. Marks also served as the chairman of University of Pennsylvania’s Trustees’ Investment Board (Endowment) from 2000 to 2010. Mr. Marks holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago and a BSEc from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Young-Key Hwang
Senior Advisor
Mr. Young-Key (YK) Hwang is Senior Advisor to TCK. Mr. Hwang was the Chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) from 2015 to 2018. Earlier he held top positions in the most prominent organisations in Korea. Among them: Chairman and CEO of Woori Financial Group & Woori Bank, Chairman and CEO of KB Financial Group, the largest banking group in Korea, Corporate Treasurer of Samsung Electronics, President and CEO of Samsung Investment Trust Management, the largest asset manager in Korea and, President and CEO of Samsung Securities. Mr. Hwang earned his B.A. in International Economics from Seoul National University, and M. Sc. in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
Senior Advisors are independent. They are not Employees.