HONG KONG, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Renaissance Securities has hired Charles Kim as Head of Equities, US. Mr Kim will be responsible for building out China Renaissance's Equities sales and distribution capabilities in US and will be based in the Firm's New York office. Mr Kim was previously with Mirae Asset Securities Korea. Prior to Mirae, Mr Kim worked in Asian Sales for Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank.
"We are delighted to have a proven business builder like Charles Kim join our platform. His unique combination of experience in the Asian Equities business and proven track record of building out successful Equities teams makes him an ideal leader for our Equities business in the US," comments Frank Au, President of China Renaissance Securities. Fan Bao, Chairman & CEO of China Renaissance Group also remarked that "this is another critical step in the build-out of our Securities business and reflects our commitment to transforming the Group into a full-service investment bank with global distribution power to better serve our clients."
"I am very excited about the prospects of China Renaissance and share the Firm's vision of building out a full-service Chinese investment bank with deep knowledge and value-add in the TMT, Healthcare and Consumer Sectors," added Charles Kim.
China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited is licensed by the Securities & Futures Commission in Hong Kong. Mr Kim will be based in our Hong Kong Office pending approval of our broker-dealer license in the US by FINRA and the SEC.
About China Renaissance
China Renaissance is a leading independent investment bank in China focused on providing strategic and financial advice to leading Chinese entrepreneurs and financial sponsors across a broad range of sectors, with a particular specialization in TMT, Healthcare, and Consumer. Our services include private fund-raisings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, sales, and equity research. We currently employ more than 70 professionals in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In the past six years, we have become the number one advisor to Chinese entrepreneurs and successfully closed over US$6 billion worth of transactions. We have received awards in China for "The Best Boutique Investment Bank" in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006.
