Hee Kyung Choi gained extensive experience and expertise in the virtual asset sector while serving as a chief compliance officer at a virtual asset exchange, after performing duties in financial institution examinations and capital market investigations at the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).

After working as a certified public accountant at a major accounting firm in Korea, Mr. Choi joined the FSS in 2013, where he served in the Capital Markets Investigation Department, was seconded to the Capital Markets Investigation Unit of the Financial Services Commission, and worked in the General Bank Examination Department, handling capital market investigations and bank examinations. In 2022, he was appointed as vice president (chief compliance officer, head of compliance, and head of audit) at Bithumb, a virtual asset exchange, where he developed expertise in market surveillance, compliance, and anti-money laundering related to virtual assets. Mr. Choi joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2025, providing advisory services on financial institution inspections, capital market investigations, and the virtual asset sector.