"Being at Eytan Bach Origination allows me to undertake diverse projects. I'm not limited to a particular asset class. I have much more leeway in my undertaking here at EBO than global investment banks that I have worked at before. It is a trade-off."
Johan
Representative
Hong Kong
Both of my parents were in the public sector when they first met each other. My maternal grandfather, too, worked in government. The importance of serving the public and putting the interests of the public before one's own was deeply ingrained in my subconsciousness in childhood.
My family tree and the previous generations’ choice of occupation in the public sector greatly influenced my decision to take my first job in government after university. It was the Queensland Government of Australia. My role at the Trade & Investment Office was to promote mostly goods and some services of the exporters based in Queensland. Being a civil servant was fulfilling.
After my first job in government, I had privileges to work at excellent companies ranging from a global consulting firm to a handful of financial companies listed at the end of this page.
Each and every place at which I worked in the private sector was great and praiseworthy in its own way. Most of them, however, had one thing in common: each place had employees at every level of the corporate hierarchy who put their own personal interests ahead of the firm’s, clients’, and the public’s. Their immoral behaviours were loathsome to me to say the least.
Working at Eytan Bach Origination is a trade-off and a lifestyle choice for me. There is no unethical person who brings harm to other teammates for his own personal gain. And there is no corporate politics. We recognize each other's uniqueness and values.
At Eytan Bach Origination, I have a high level of autonomy as to which projects to undertake and which ones to prioritize. In addition, I am not limited to a particular asset class unlike the restricted scope of mandate assigned to me at investment banks. Selecting a workplace is a lifestyle choice coupled with a trade-off. It appears not as glamorous and prestigious as other companies at which I have worked in the past. However, having been there, done that, I don't fancy big names.
What matters most to me is how I spend time - the most precious commodity in the world - to help others and to contribute to the greater good no matter where I belong.
Johan's professional qualifications
Certified Research Analyst
Certified Investment Advisor
Certified Derivatives Investment Advisor
Over the past two decades, Johan has grown professionally at the following companies.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Rates & Credit
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Corporate Risk Solutions
ABN AMRO Bank
ABN AMRO
Global Markets
Agricultural Bank
of China
Agricultural Bank
of China
Treasury Department
NH Investment & Securities
Formerly Woori Investment & Securities
Equity Research
SK Securities
SK Securities
FICC Trading
Accenture
Operations (PI)
Enterprise Resource Planning
Deutsche Bank
Global Markets
The Bank of New York Mellon
Rotation: Securities Division,
Trade Finance, & Corres Banking
In his free time, Johan likes to write commentaries and publish books. His writing topics are sociology, the modern history of Korea, and its foreign affairs, especially its geopolitics.
Johan takes side with neither the east nor the west -- despite the Korea's stance, which is strongly influenced by the west. At times, he writes about controversial topics. Please note that his opinions are his alone; and they do not represent our firm's views.
Johan writes as a concerned individual who hopes for peace and harmony in North East Asia as well as around the globe. He is particularly concerned about the Korean youth, especially those born between the years 2007 and 2012, the innocent souls who will be the first ones to be sacrificed in possible geopolitical conflicts in the Korean penninsula. By writing, he hopes to educate teenagers who may pay the highest costs, namely their own lives, in military conflicts in the region.
They are unlearned, their voices unheard; yet, they pay the biggest costs in the name of national interests.
'It has taken me a decade to realize
that "national interests"
do not neccessarily equate
to "public interests".'
"Freedom to write whichever topics I choose
is the greatest benefit of working here at EBO."
- Johan