Partner Company
O.J. Kwon (Partner Company CEO)
After building his journalistic career at Kyunghyang Shinmun and Financial News as a reporter covering the economic and social affairs as well as the IT sector for a decade, O.J. Kwon assumed senior posts for PR activities at various public relations companies, including a director at Burson-Marsteller Korea, a managing director at Fleishman-Hillard Korea and a VP at Vanguard Partners. He has provided consultancy for strategic communications to domestic and multinational companies and government agencies. He also has led issues/crisis management projects for various financial companies. In 2018, he founded Platcomm, a local PR agency that delivers in-depth knowledge of public relations expertise to address complex communications challenges.
Key references in financial industry:
Carlye Group, MBK Partners, GAM Investments
- Corporate communications and media relations management
KCGI, Bando Construction, Hanjin Group Heiress
- Worked for the three shareholders in proxy fight against Hanjin Group and Korea Air CEO
- Provided media strategy counsel, message development, and media inquiries handling
SK Group
- Worked for SK Group in proxy battle against Sovereign Asset Management
- Provided media strategy dealing with foreign journalists especially for New York and Hong Kong-based
Lone Star Funds
- Communication support for M&A deals of Korea Exchange Bank