{"id":2,"date":"2026-02-20T07:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yuadvisory.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:28:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yuadvisory.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sangwhun Yu, Ph.D., CPA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Founder & Managing Partner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former PwC Samil | Kookmin Bank | Daewoo Securities (IB)
CFO experience across public companies,
PE-backed firms and growth-stage businesses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yonsei University (B.A., M.A.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sangwhun Yu advises on critical financial and strategic decisions where outcomes carry long-term consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sangwhun Yu is a Certified Public Accountant and a specialist in capital markets and
corporate finance with over two decades of experience spanning accounting, tax,
capital markets, corporate finance, and executive leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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He brings a rare combination of academic rigor and real-world execution across complex financial environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He earned both his B.A. and M.A. in Business Administration from Yonsei University (Full Academic Scholarship for four years), and later completed a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) at Chung-Ang University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He began his career at Samil PwC in Assurance and Transaction Services (TS\/FAS), advising multinational and domestic corporations across audit, tax, and M&A-related financial advisory engagements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He subsequently served at Kookmin Bank, a leading commercial bank in Korea, in Risk Management and the IFRS Task Force Team (revenue recognition lead during IFRS adoption), and at Daewoo Securities (now Mirae Asset Securities) in Investment Banking (M&A division) and Investment Review, covering ECM, DCM, structured finance submissions, and capital markets assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His early career spans core divisions of Korea\u2019s leading accounting firm, commercial bank, and securities firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has worked across organizations of varying scale and complexity \u2014 from large listed corporate groups with revenues exceeding KRW 1 trillion, to mid-sized enterprises, PE-backed companies, and early-stage ventures \u2014 gaining firsthand insight into the structural differences and decision dynamics unique to each stage of growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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He has served as CFO and Group CFO across various industries at listed corporate groups and PE-backed companies, where he led key financial and governance initiatives initiatives.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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IPO readiness and capital markets execution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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capital raising and refinancing initiatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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investment and transaction advisory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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group-level financial stabilization and restructuring initiatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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complex accounting, tax, and regulatory issue resolution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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governance and board-level matters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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internal control framework establishment and business process enhancement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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He conducts research on IFRS adoption and financial reporting quality and \nreceived the Best Paper Award from the Korean International Accounting \nAssociation. He also teaches corporate valuation and accounting-related courses at the university level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He brings institutional discipline to entrepreneurial environments and structural clarity to complex corporate settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sangwhun Yu currently serves as an External CFO, supporting CEOs, boards, and key investors in designing and executing decision structures at critical moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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