Sanghwoi Bae joined ESR KendallSquare in 2019 as the head of Income JV investment. Bae then joined KendallSquare REIT Management Inc. to spearhead “ESR KendallSquare REIT” (KOSPI 365550, the “REIT”) IPO and investment. After completing the REIT IPO in December 2020 with an initial asset value of KRW 1.4 trillion with 11 prime logistics assets, he became the Chief Executive Officer of REIT Management Inc. The REIT has since completed its first rights offering at the end of 2021 to finalize the inclusion of seven additional assets, making it the largest publicly traded REIT in Korea. Bae brings 15 years of Korean real estate investment experience to the firm, having engaged in investment banking and private equity operations in the real estate spectrum in various financial institutions, including LaSalle Investment Management and Hana Financial Group. Bae received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Boston University.

Dongjin Lee joined KendallSquare REIT Management Inc. in early 2021 as the head of IR & capital markets to overlook investor activities and fulfill the capital market needs of the listed entity “ESR KendallSquare REIT” (KOSPI 365550 KS, or the “REIT”). Following the successful REIT IPO in December 2020, the REIT has continued its outstanding growth in 2021 and has since completed its first rights offering at the end of 2021 by raising KRW 442 billion or the biggest of its kind as a listed REIT in South Korea. This makes the REIT the largest publicly traded REIT in Korea, with 18 state-of-the-art logistic assets. Lee brings 15 years of Korean investment banking experience to the firm, having held roles across the trading floors of investment banks and IBD in various financial institutions, including ABN Amro, Samsung Securities, Standard Chartered, and HSBC. Lee received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University.

Jaehyun Kim joined ESR KendallSquare as head of the finance team in 2017. Being a founding member of KendallSquare REIT Management, Kim has aided significantly since 2020 in the establishment of ESR KendallSquare REIT Management and its subsequent IPO, and was honored with the Award of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2020 in recognition of his contribution to the development of the nation’s land and transport industry. Kim has since been responsible for the overall asset management operations as head of strategy. Kim is a certified public account in Korea, and has nearly 10 years of experience serving in external auditing and corporate advisory roles at KPMG Korea among others. Kim earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting at Kyunghee University.

Miae Park joined KendallSquare REIT in 2021 as an expert in compliance and risk management. Park has since driven the reliable growth of the REIT by building rigorous compliance and risk management systems that are required of any asset manager operating publicly listed REIT. As the compliance officer, Park has over two decades of career experience in the areas of compliance and risk management through working in industry leading financial institutions in Korea including but not limited to BOS Securities, QUAD Investment Management, and Samchully Asset Management. Park majored in economics at Sungkyunkwan University.

Byoungho Gong joined Kendall Square REIT Management in 2020 and has since played a pivotal role in shaping the core logistics real estate portfolio and investment strategy of ESR Kendall Square REIT. With extensive expertise in both domestic and international logistics real estate markets, he oversees the end-to-end investment process, including large-scale acquisition sourcing, development planning, and value enhancement initiatives. Prior to joining ESR, Mr. Gong spent over 9 years at Korea Investment Management and Savills Investment Korea, where he was responsible for managing real estate investments across logistics, office, and retail sectors. He holds a degree in Urban Engineering from the University of Seoul.