GLOBAL THEME PARK RESORT CITY
Welcome to GTRH, where the future of Global Theme Park Resort City. Our state-of-the-art theme park resort city will be designed to provide the ultimate entertainment, blending cutting-edge technology with immersive attractions and breathtaking landscapes. Immerse yourself in our world-renowned Cultural Valley and experience a harmonious fusion of arts, traditions, and entertainment.
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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY PLATFORM
Institutional Leadership Structure
GTRH is supported by a multinational leadership and advisory ecosystem consisting of senior executives, investment strategists, infrastructure specialists, urban planners, architects, and cross-border business leaders with experience spanning:
• sovereign investment structures
• institutional finance
• global infrastructure projects
• urban development
• tourism ecosystems
• hospitality platforms
• international capital markets
• smart city development
• large-scale master planning
• public-private partnerships
The leadership platform has been assembled to support the long-term development, institutionalization, governance, and global expansion of the GTRH Mega Theme Park Resort City ecosystem.
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PHILIP YUN
📌 Executive Profile
Philip Yun is the Founder and Executive Chairman of GTRH Corporation, the visionary developer behind the GTRH Global Mega Theme Park Resort City project in Korea. With over 25 years of executive leadership across the U.S. and Asia, Philip brings a rare blend of entrepreneurial insight, IP licensing expertise, and government affairs strategy to large-scale destination development.
As a Korean-American executive fluent in both global capital markets and cultural narratives, Philip is uniquely positioned to lead cross-border infrastructure projects that bridge East and West. His work has consistently focused on creating integrated platforms that combine entertainment, real estate, and investment innovation.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Overall project vision, strategy, and capital raising
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Global entertainment IP partnerships
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Government engagement with Korea’s national and municipal leaders
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Structuring SPV | PFV governance and investment consortium strategy
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Branding and investor relations across Middle East, U.K., U.S.A., Singapore & S. Korea
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Former Financial Executive (Branch Manager- Manhattan NY) at MetLife Financial Service
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Led large-scale capital projects in S. Korea, USA, Africa, and Asia
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Spearheaded cross-cultural partnerships in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia
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Established GTRH as a multinational platform for sovereign-level FDI
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Built a senior advisory board with global leaders in infrastructure and finance
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📌 Regional Focus
🌐 USA / South Korea / Europe / Africa, Middle East
RUSSELL JOWETT
📌 Executive Profile
Russell Jowett is a highly respected investment strategist with over 30 years of experience in real estate financing, sovereign fund advisory, and institutional project structuring. As Senior Advisor of Investment Management for GTRH, Russell plays a key role in shaping financial strategy and investor syndication for the $7B GTRH Mega Theme Park Resort City.
He is also the founder of Sophell Real Estate Finance, based in the UK and Cyprus, where he has advised numerous international clients on complex capital deployment projects. With a track record of aligning global investors—including sovereign funds and family offices—with high-yield strategic developments, Russell brings unmatched depth to GTRH’s institutional roadmap.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Structuring capital partnerships with institutional and sovereign investors
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Syndicating GTRH’s $10M GTRH corp. raise and $7B+ project-level investment
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Overseeing financial compliance, valuation, and budget execution
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Coordinating investor due diligence and NDNC management
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Advising on risk-return alignment and exit strategies
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Accredited coach and capital advisor with 3 decades in global investment
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Successfully raised and deployed over $2B across multiple developments
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Structured multi-layered FPA models and investment protection schemes
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Extensive experience working with European FDI networks and institutional partrners.
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📌 Regional Focus
🌐 United Kingdom / Cyprus / Middle East
JONATHAN DYER
📌 Executive Profile
Jonathan is Founder and CEO of Impact Capital Investment. He is a highly experienced financial leader with over 30 years in corporate and commercial banking across the UK and Europe.
He has held senior and executive positions at Santander UK, AIB, NM Rothschild, NatWest Markets and ASG Finance, where he consistently delivered growth, restructuring, and strategic change.
Most recently, he founded Impact Capital Investments after serving as Head of Corporate Banking UK at AIB.
Jonathan brings proven expertise in fundraising, corporate restructuring, and global investor engagement, strengthening GTRH’s capital strategy.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Introducing and building relationships with private, institutional and sovereign lenders and investors;
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Syndicating GTRH’s $10M GTRH corp. raise and $7B+ project-level investment.
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Supporting GTRH’s global strategy, particularly in relation to funding and investor relations.
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Over 30 years experience in UK and European corporate banking, including corporate and institutional, levereged, project and asset-based finance;
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Proven and experienced leader with a strong track record of delivering growth and strategic change, and building teams and brands with a strong customer culture;
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Board Executive and Executive Credit Committee experience, having successfully structured, raised and credit-approved multi-$Bs of lending and investment.
📌 Regional Focus
🌐 United Kingdom / Europe
PAUL H. MANNING
📌 Executive Profile
Paul H. Manning is a senior-level urban strategist and public-private infrastructure expert with over 30 years CF experience in master planning, real estate finance, and municipal advisory. At GTRH, Paul leads institutional structuring and urban integration, aligning the masterplan with local regulatory frameworks and strategic funding sources.
With a career that includes serving the UK government’s Department of Environment, Transport & Regions (DETR) and advising major British councils on infrastructure modernization, Paul brings a deeply analytical and policy-oriented approach to destination development.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Advising on special economic zone (SEZ) designation and incentives
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Structuring investment vehicles for international capital inflows
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Facilitating regulatory approvals and government partnerships
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Integrating ESG compliance and sustainable masterplan planning
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Leading negotiations for land, permits, and joint-venture frameworks
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Senior advisor on infrastructure finance to London local authorities
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Designed governance models for transport and urban revitalization
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Specialized in high-impact land acquisition strategies
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Experienced in dealing with sovereign, public and private sector layers
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Spearheaded feasibility studies for new cities and smart mobility zones
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📌 Regional Focus
🌐 United Kingdom / Korea / Europe / Urban SEZ Projects
IAN R. CHAPMAN
📌 Executive Profile
Ian is a well respected chartered architect with project experience in China, Thailand, Pakistan, Middle East , North Africa and Europe. Based in the UK , Ian is a director of 2C3D and a consultant director of Corstorphine & Wright the UK’s tenth largest practice with offices across the UK and in the UAE.
Trained at Nottingham University and then gaining RIBA chartership Ian has held membership of the GCC engineers society and the Order of architects France.
Ian has been a director shareholder of FDG handling commercial, media, leisure and science projects. A director shareholder of AFA a French architectural practice based in Choisy and Lyon. A director shareholder of GCCF when working in the UAE, KSA, Oman and Qatar.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Introducing and building relationships with private, institutional and sovereign lenders and investors;
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Structuring and arranging GTRH’s Phase 2 $10M corporate equity raise and Phase 3 $7B project-level investment;
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Supporting GTRH’s global strategy, particularly in relation to funding and investor relations.
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Masterplanner for multiple projects for Bahria town and the Pakistan Government.
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Major projects in Romania for UK government and hotels.
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BBC Manchester studios, hotel and offices
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Master planning of theme parks in Nigeria and Qatar
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Work on theatres such as Bristol Hippodrome
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Mentor role for Manchester Mayors office
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Expert Witness on various cases.
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Masterplanner for multiple projects for Bahria town and the Pakistan Government.
📌 Regional Focus
🌐 At present Ian has projects which are live across the UK, plus Copenhagen, Ostrava CR, KSA and UAE.
DAVID RODEN
📌 Executive Profile
David is a BA(Hons) DipArch ARB FCSD RIBA, Executive Architectural Advisor Concept Architect and Master Planner. He is the founder and managing director of Niazi Roden Architects and is a highly experienced architect with over 38 years’ experience including 25 years in senior director level design and leadership roles.
He has designed and delivered major projects and masterplans in the UK, Europe, Middle East, India and Asia, in the commercial office, research and life sciences, mixed use residential retail cultural and leisure sectors.
Davids role in the project is as an architectural advisor concept architect and master planner to GTRH.
📌 Strategic Responsibilities
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Architectural and masterplanning advisor to the project.
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Concept designer and design team leader of the wider professional team
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Client design advisor.
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Stakeholder and investor engagement
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📌 Key Career Highlights
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Internationally experienced architect and master planner.
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Has designed and delivered over 300,000m2 of commercial, research, residential, mixed use, retail and leisure development both in the UK and internationally.
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Has designed major regeneration and development masterplans in the UK, Europe, Russia, India and the Middle East.
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Served on a number of industry bodies including the British Council for Offices (London) Awards Panel.
📌 Regional Focus
🌐 United Kingdom I Europe I Middle East I India and Asia.
DAVID RODEN
Architectural Advisor
United Kingdom I Europe I Middle East I India I Asia
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