ORLANDO, Fla., July 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. ("RedChip"), an international, small-cap research and investor relations firm, today announced that it has established an office in Seoul, South Korea.
RedChip has appointed JP Yoo as Managing Director of RedChip Korea. Mr. Yoo began his finance career as a research analyst in the Private Client and Wealth Management Department of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. He later relocated to Korea to work as a money manager in the treasury department of Hyundai LCD. In 2007, Mr. Yoo co-founded Vitamin Depot in Korea, where he managed the company's finances as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Yoo earned a B.A. in Finance from Baruch College at The City University of New York.
Dave Gentry, President and CEO of RedChip, commented, "Our Seoul office strongly positions us to capitalize on opportunities in South Korea, one of Asia's largest and most dynamic economies. South Korea is a global technology leader with a business-friendly climate that hosts numerous blue-chip corporations, including Samsung and Hyundai. We look forward to discovering the next great emerging growth companies from this exciting region."
About RedChip Companies, Inc.
RedChip Companies, an Inc. 500|5000 company, is an international, small-cap research and investor relations firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida with affiliate offices in Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong and Singapore. RedChip delivers concrete, measurable results for its clients through its extensive global network of small-cap institutional and retail investors. RedChip has developed the most comprehensive platform of products and services for small-cap companies, including: RedChip Research™, Traditional Investor Relations, Digital Investor Relations, Institutional and Retail Conferences, RedChip Small-Cap TV™, Shareholder Intelligence, Social Media and Blogging Services, Webcasts, and RedChip Radio™. To learn more about RedChip's products and services, please visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/productsandservices.asp.
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