<aside> 👋 I am a CFA Charterholder and seasoned finance professional currently based in Taiwan, with a decade of experience in executing deals, managing investments, and strategic planning across healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors in the financial industry. My core expertise lies in strategic financial planning, deal execution, investment management, and corporate communication.

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Contact

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Experience

Swappit

Co-Founder & CFO, Shanghai, China – (Sep 2018 - Dec 2019)

Co-founded SWAPPIT, a crypto backed lending platform that utilizes derivatives to provide loan with 4.8% annual interest rate vs 10-15% annual rate charged by major crypto backed lending platforms
Constructed SWAPPIT’s equity valuation model and pitch deck
Responsible for company’s fund-raising activities, and had led road shows in China, Korea, Australia and Singapore to close the angel round with 0.8million USD
Resigned from managerial position and act as a financial investor when the platform launched and can be run by external teams

Chicago Pacific Investment Management Ltd.Co

Analyst, Shanghai, China – (Mar 2016 - Sep 2018)

Participated in the due diligence and valuation process of acquiring 3 second-grade class A private hospitals in Jiangsu province, China, with a total deal size of 917million RMB
Conducted due diligence and feasible investment solution to acquire 7 radiology departments in China, with a total deal size of 120million RMB
Conducted comprehensive due diligence and sound fundamental analysis on 30 second-grade class A private hospitals in China, with underlying hospitals ranging from orthopedic hospital, dental hospital, maternity hospital, rehabilitation hospital to traditional Chinese medicine hospital
Conducted proprietary A-shares research reports (including analysis on financials, industry trends, company management, and strategy), covering consumer discretionary, banks, aviation transportation, and hotel industries

China Development Financial Holding

InvestorRelations Manager, Taipei, Taiwan – (Jul 2014 - Oct 2015)

Engaged in proactive communication with institutional investors during the non-deal road show to convey company’s strategic prospects and visions
Managed relationship with sell side analysts including reviewing models & research notes, managing the consensus process, and monitoring shareholder movements
Participated in financial analysis, reports and presentations for internal and external audiences
Created presentations, press releases, and other communication materials for earnings releases, industry events, and presentation to analysts, brokers, and investors