IX Acquisition Corp. announced that Mr. Ian Spence resigned from the board of directors (the “Board”) of IX Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and from the Audit and Compensation Committees, effective upon the Board's acceptance of his resignation.

The Board accepted Mr. Spence's resignation on May 9, 2023. Mr. Spence's resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company, the Board, or management on any matter related to the Company's operations, policies or practices. In connection with the resignation of Mr. Spence, on May 9, 2023, the Board appointed Henry Choi to serve as a Class I director on the Board, and as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, effective immediately.

Mr. Choi was designated to serve on the Board by Carnegie Park Capital, LLC (“CPC”), pursuant to CPC's Board designation right granted in connection with CPC's agreement to fund working capital requirements of the Company and contributions to the Company's trust account in connection with the shareholder-approved extension to the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination. Henry Choi is Managing Partner for Blue Bird Partners where he evaluates and invests in venture capital, private equity, public equities, and real estate. Henry also serves as an Operating Partner at Carnegie Park Capital, a fund investing in and supporting Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicle sponsors.

Previously, Henry spent 12 years in the hedge fund industry as a Portfolio Manager focused on Event Driven long/short strategies at Highbridge Capital Management LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, and Thales Fund Management LLC. Prior to his hedge fund career, Mr. Choi spent six years as an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he completed over $39bn of exclusive merger and acquisition advisory assignments and $5.5 billion of lead-managed financings.

While at Goldman Sachs, he served as global captain for the systems and storage technology sector responsible for targeting, developing and managing public and private company relationships. Mr. Choi graduated with honors from Boston University Questrom School of Business with a dual concentration in Finance and Information Systems, and a minor in Economics. Mr. Choi serves as a Director on the Board of Trustees for the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.