The former Morgan Stanley executive will help manage funds and limited partners on behalf of SoftBank Ventures Asia's as its new chief financial officer.
Seung Lee has taken on the chief financial officer position at SoftBank Ventures Asia, the corporate venturing subsidiary recently rebranded by Japan-based telecommunications and internet group SoftBank.
Lee has joined SoftBank Ventures Asia after a 15-year stint at investment banking firm Morgan Stanley, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions and helped the firm raise capital for corporate clients.
Formed in 2002 as SoftBank Ventures Korea, the unit was initially a South Korea-only investor, but it gradually began making investments…