Kyungoh “Ken” Kook joined Siguler Guff & Co. as a senior adviser.
The Seoul-based position is new, confirmed Kenneth Burns, a managing director and partner with the private equity firm.
Mr. Kook will market Siguler Guff's investment products and develop relationships for the firm in Asia, with a focus on Korea, Mr. Burns said in a telephone interview.
Mr. Kook was a visiting scholar at Columbia Business School; prior to that, he was a managing director and global head of private equity at Seoul-based sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp.
