Woori Absolute Partners names Edward Moon as CIO

Edward Sungshik Moon of Woori Absolute Partners has been appointed the firm's chief investment officer by parent company Woori Investment & Securities. He had been serving as its head of fund of funds and lead portfolio manager of a recently launched fund of hedge funds vehicle.  Moon co-founded Woori Absolute Partners in 2008 along with former CIO James Kim, who departed last year. The firm initially launched with two single-fund strategies, an Asian multi-strategy fund and a mac…