DWS Group announced today Byun Hyun-Soo is appointed Representative Director and CEO of DWS Asset Management (Korea) Company Limited (‘DWS Korea’) with effect from 1 February 2022.

Hyun-Soo joined DWS Korea in 2004 as a fixed income manager. He was subsequently promoted to the position of Head of Liquid Investment Korea/ Chief Investment Officer and assumed the role of Vice CEO of DWS Korea. Before joining DWS Korea, he was a fixed income manager at Schroders Korea and Chohung ITMC.

Hyun-Soo will continue to retain his role as Head of Liquid Investment Korea/ Chief Investment Officer.

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