Announcement • Aug 18
American Fusion Inc. Appoints Samson Lee as Independent Director
American Fusion Inc. announced the appointment of Samson Lee to the Company’s Board of Directors as an Independent Director, adding one of Asias most experienced digital-finance, capital-markets and emerging-technology executives to American Fusions growing international leadership team. Mr. Lee brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience spanning technology transformation, publicly traded technology companies, capital markets, regulated financial services, digital assets, strategic partnerships, tokenization and emerging financial infrastructure. His career has included senior executive positions at companies listed on both Nasdaq and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as more than a decade working at the intersection of institutional finance, digital assets and global financial-market innovation. In addition to his responsibilities as an Independent Director, Mr. Lee is expected to support the Company in areas including corporate governance, strategic partnerships, international business development, commercialization strategy, and long-term corporate growth initiatives. A Financial and Technology Executive with Deep Asian Market Experience: Mr. Lee has spent much of his career building businesses and financial ecosystems throughout Asia and international markets. His background combines traditional public-company management with emerging financial technologies, strategic partnerships, and capital-markets experience, a combination American Fusion believes could become increasingly important as the Company expands its international relationships and long-term growth initiatives. Mr. Lee brings prior U.S. public company board experience, having previously served as an Independent Director of DSS Inc., where he contributed to board governance, strategic oversight, capital markets initiatives, stakeholder engagement, technology commercialization, risk management, and long-term corporate development. His governance and commercialization experience spans multiple technology transformation cycles and innovation-driven sectors, including digital assets, tokenization, emerging financial technologies, quantum technologies, and advanced energy technologies. Mr. Lee previously served as APAC Managing Director and General Manager of Rovi Corporation and Managing Director and General Manager of Greater China and South Asia DivX Inc. His career also includes management leadership experience with PCCW Limited and TOM Group Limited. American Fusion believes that experience gives Mr. Lee a particularly valuable perspective: he understands both the U.S. public markets and the Asian financial and corporate environment in which American Fusion ultimately intends to build a much larger presence. Since 2017, Mr. Lee has served as Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Coinstreet Group. Coinstreets businesses include CSpro; DWealth; and iSHANG. Coinstreet reports that Mr. Lee has built and scaled a digital finance ecosystem operating across Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East, while leading or supporting more than 50 digital assets, tokenization, digital-finance, treasury-innovation and web3 enterprise transformation initiatives across multiple jurisdictions. His experience includes regulated digital asset platforms and practical tokenization initiatives operating within established regulatory frameworks, including participation in one of the industry's early regulated tokenized private debt offerings in partnership with StormHarbour and Securitize under a regulated U.S. securities framework. Coinstreets public corporate materials similarly identify Mr. Lee as its Founder and CEO and describe him as having more than 25 years of experience in digital-economy industries. Throughout his career, Mr. Lee has participated in multiple technology transformation cycles, including Internet platforms, mobile ecosystems, digital media technologies, digital assets, tokenization, quantum technologies and emerging energy technologies. His experience has centered on helping organizations translate innovation into commercial adoption through strategic partnerships, ecosystem development, governance frameworks, technology commercialization and international market expansion. Deep Experience Across Institutional Finance: Mr. Lees experience extends well beyond technology entrepreneurship. His experience includes institutional digital assets, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, securities distribution, investor onboarding, custody concepts, financial governance, market infrastructure, regulatory compliance and capital markets. Mr. Lee has also served as a Responsible Officer for Type 1 regulated securities activities and as a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) in Hong Kong. Through Coinstreet Groups minority ownership interest in holding company of BMI Capital International, his experience also includes strategic exposure to a FINRA- and SEC-registered U.S. broker-dealer, including broker-dealer operating models, securities distribution, compliance frameworks, institutional onboarding and capital-markets infrastructure. Building American Fusions Asian Financial Strategy: American Fusion believes Asia could eventually represent an important financial and commercial market for the Company. Mr. Lee is expected to assist management and the Board in evaluating international growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, commercial relationships, ecosystem development initiatives, and capital markets positioning across Asia and other international markets. His experience may also support the Company's understanding of international business environments, market-entry considerations, corporate development opportunities, and strategic engagement with industry participants and potential commercial partners. Mr. Lees industry activities further demonstrate his involvement in Hong Kongs emerging financial infrastructure. Beyond his executive and board responsibilities, Mr. Lee serves as a member of the Hong Kong Government Web3 Development Task Force, Co-Founder of the Hong Kong Web3 Association, and Founder and Chairman of the DATS Awards. His contributions to digital assets, tokenization, financial innovation, and emerging technologies have been recognized through industry awards, including the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence and the Asia Futurist Leadership Award. Mr. Lee has also served as an executive trainer with the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, teaching subjects including digital assets, tokenization, digital custody, governance, regulatory considerations, risk management and institutional adoption. He holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Telecommunications and Networking degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Economics from the University of Toronto.
