Philip S. Goldberg was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea on May 5, 2022. He served until recently as U.S. Ambassador to Colombia. In 2018, Ambassador Goldberg served as Charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, followed by a year as a Diplomat in Residence at Georgetown University.

From 2013-2016, Ambassador Goldberg served as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. Prior to that assignment, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2010-2013); U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia (2006-2008); Chief of Mission in Pristina, Kosovo (2004-2006); and Charge d’affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Santiago, Chile (2001-2004). From 2009-2010, Ambassador Goldberg was coordinator for the implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea. His other overseas tours included Bogota, Colombia, where he served as the Plan Colombia coordinator, and Pretoria, South Africa.

Ambassador Goldberg was a senior member of the State Department team handling the transition from the Clinton to Bush administrations and served as acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2000-2001) and Special Assistant and Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott (1996-2000). As the Bosnia Desk Officer and Special Assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke (1994-1996), Ambassador Goldberg was a member of the American negotiating team in the lead-up to the Dayton Peace Conference and Chief of Staff for the American delegation at Dayton.

Ambassador Goldberg holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service. He has received numerous awards, including Presidential Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards; the Department’s Distinguished Honor Award and the Silver Seal Medallion for Meritorious Service in the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Ambassador Goldberg is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston University. Before joining the Foreign Service, he served as a liaison officer between the government of the City of New York and the United Nations and Consular Community.

James Kim is Chairman and CEO of AMCHAM Korea. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Mirae Assets Global Investments and holds a role as an Independent Director of Hyundai Mobis, a publicly listed company.  Mr. Kim is a Korean-American who is passionate about promoting the commercial interests between the United States and Korea.

Prior to AMCHAM, Mr. Kim served as Chairman and CEO of GM Korea. At GM Korea, Mr. Kim was responsible for the total operations encompassing 17,000 employees (sales, manufacturing, distribution and design). Mr. Kim also had oversight responsibilities with GM’s joint venture operations in Uzbekistan.

Mr. Kim joined GM Korea from Microsoft Korea, where he had served as Country Manager and CEO. His previous roles include CEO of Yahoo! Korea and Asia Regional Vice President of Overture (a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo).

Before his tenure at Yahoo, Mr. Kim's career was primarily based in the United States, where he served as Managing Partner at Palisades Advisors in New York. Preceding his time at Palisades, he held several notable positions, including CEO of Corcoran.com, CEO of Vivien International, and National Marketing Manager at AT&T.

Mr. Kim is frequently featured in leading Korean and international media as an authority on the relationship between Korea and the United States. Mr. Kim's contributions extend beyond his professional endeavors. He received a Presidential Commendation in the Cooperation for Tax Administration Category at the 58th Taxpayer's Day, recognized by the National Tax Service. Mr. Kim is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and an MBA from Harvard University.

As an avid tennis player, Mr. Kim serves as the official “Wilson Brand Ambassador.” Mr. Kim lives in Seoul, Korea with his spouse and has two grown children.

Henry An is a Senior Partner at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, which is the Korean member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.  He serves as Inbound Leader with firm-wide oversight responsibility for the firm’s foreign-invested client base.  He also serves as Tax Clients & Markets Leader and Inclusion & Diversity Champion. 

Henry has accumulated over 25 years of experience providing various types of consulting services in the U.S. (Washington National Tax, Chicago, New York Metro) and Korea.  He specializes in providing advice on complex business and tax issues.

He has been recognized in Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers and Transfer Pricing Advisers every year since 2004.  He has also been recognized in Legal Media Group’s Best of the Best as one of the top transfer pricing advisers worldwide since 2011 and in International Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders every year since 2013.

Henry has served as an external adviser to Korea’s National Tax Service, Korea Customs Service, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Office of the Prime Minister and the President’s Transition Committee. 

Henry serves as the Chairman of Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and is a Co-Chair of the CFO Committee.

Henry received a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.  He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Dong Ha concluded a career spanning over 27 years as a foreign area officer (FAO) specializing in Korea affairs with the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel. In his most recent assignment, he served as the Chief of Joint U.S. Military Affairs Group-Korea from 2009 to 2014, overseeing military sales and defense security cooperation activities to the Republic of Korea. Dong Ha has extensive experience in Northeast Asia, having served for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S.-ROK Combined Forces Command, and the U.S. Embassy, Seoul, Korea.

Dong Ha received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Technology from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Arts Degree in National Security Affairs – North East Asia from the Naval Postgraduate School. His military education includes the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Senior Overseas Defense Institute for Security Assistance Management Course. He was also the first Korean-American U.S. Military officer to be selected for a Senior Service College fellowship at the Korea National Defense University.

His numerous awards include the Order of National Security Merit Samil from the President of the Republic of Korea for his lifetime service to Korea, Meritorious Service Medal from the Department of Defense, and the Meritorious Honor Award from the U.S. State Department.

Managing Director of PERSOLKELLY Korea

Regional Business Head of PERSOLKELLY Consulting Group, APAC

In 2008, YouMe spearheaded the successful launch of Kelly Services Korea, a Fortune 500 company listed on Nasdaq, which marked its entry into the Korean market. With over 20 years of experience in the HR service industry in Asia, she has played a pivotal role in new market entry, recruitment, employee evaluation, and implementing strategies related to human resources, including education and corporate restructuring.

As the representative of Korea and the general representative of the Asia Consulting Business, YouMe has unparalleled experience among Korean businessmen in the thirteen countries that PERSOLKELLY has entered in Asia since its rebranding in 2021. Through her leadership, PERSOLKELLY has emerged as Asia's leading HR solution provider, achieving sales of approximately 3 trillion won in Asia, excluding Japan. She provides C-suite executives in the ever-evolving Korean business and human resource landscape with valuable global-standard insights on human resource management.

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Jeffrey D. Jones has been with Kim & Chang since 1980. He started practicing law in 1978 with Baker & McKenzie in their Chicago and Tokyo offices.

Mr. Jones serves as advisor to several organizations and government agencies in Korea including the Seoul International Business Advisory Council and Foreign Investment Advisory Council of Seoul City. Mr. Jones provides advice and assistance to several NGOs and he is currently a board member of Korea Green Foundation, and Fulbright Foundation. Mr. Jones was appointed by President Roh Moo Hyun to be a member of the Regulatory Reform Commission. For his service to the Korean economy, Mr. Jones was awarded the Bronze Tower of Industrial Merit by President Kim Dae Jung.​

During his recent position, Kwon has built strong sales and CE (Customer Engineering) organizations that are supporting an expanding customer base and broadened technologies portfolio, navigated the supply environment and enhanced product marketing and carrier relation capabilities within Qualcomm APAC.

In 2007, Kwon joined Qualcomm HQ in San Diego as a Regional Sales Manager for Korea and has played an important role in driving Qualcomm’s mobile, compute, infrastructure, RF Front-End, connectivity, IoT and automotive businesses at key accounts in the region for more than 15 years. Kwon joined Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (Korea) YH in 2012 and served as Senior Director of Mobile and IoT Sales (2012 ~ 2017), and Vice President of Sales (2017 ~ 2019). He then was appointed as President of Qualcomm Korea in 2019.

Prior to Qualcomm, Kwon amassed great expertise as an international business expert, holding leadership positions as Overseas Sales Manager for LG Electronics for the U.S. and Japan (1995 ~ 2000), Vice President and General Manager for the U.S. and Latin America at Yiso/Growell (2000 ~ 2005), and Handset Vendor Manager for Samsung, Sanyo/Kyocera, and Motorola at Sprint (2005 ~ 2007).

Mark Lee is the newly appointed Apple Korea President. In his role, Mark is responsible for driving the expansion of sales and market share growth in the Korea region.

Prior to Apple, Mark was the Country President and General Manager of Applied Materials Korea.  At Applied, he has held various executive positions from Head of Global Business Management, Head of Global Product Marketing, Account General Manager, Global Business Development head, and most recently, Country President and General Manager for Korea. As one of the key executives in the global semiconductor industry, he has been driving the strategy for the global semiconductor equipment growth and expansion over the past 20 years.

Mark started his career as a United States Naval Officer after graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Upon fulfilling his 5-year military commitment as a Naval Surface Warfare Officer, his passion for engineering led him into the field of semiconductor technology. He held various leadership roles at Novellus systems (now Lam Research) in technology and product management in the US, Asia and Europe. 

Geannie has been appointed as Chubb Group Senior Country Officer for Korea in 2023 after becoming CEO of LINA Life Insurance in 2020. She is responsible for the overall management, growth and profitability of Chubb business in Korea. In her previous role as COO and Chief of Staff of LINA, she was responsible for all sales channels including its retail telemarketing and B2B general agency and bancassurance, affinity and brand marketing, operations, legal and compliance and human resources. She joined the company in 2011 as head of strategic planning, leading key projects such as setting up the general agency channel now accounting for almost half of the company’s new business sales and purchase of LINA Tower, the first real estate purchase outside US to support the company’s growing business needs. Geannie was also head of new initiatives for the company, including its first healthcare business and membership platform. Prior to joining Cigna, she was responsible for setting up greenfield operation for SunLife Financial in Korea and held various positions in MetLife Korea and its regional HK office.

Geannie is currently a member of the Board of Governors in American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and a member of Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Policy Group. She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Fuqua School, Duke University, Master of Arts in Simultaneous Interpretations from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Korea and a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Seoul National University in Korea.​

Work Experience

2024~Present: Country Head of Korea, Bloom Energy (Korea)

2023~2024: Advisor / Chief Global Business Development Officer, LS ELECTRIC (Korea)

2020~2022: CEO of Americas Holdings, LS ELECTRIC (USA)

2016~2020: Senior Vice President, LS ELECTRIC (Korea)

2014~2015: Regional Director - Business Development, Enel X (Former EnerNOC, Korea)

2008~2014: Vice President - Global Strategy and Business Development, DB Group (Korea)

1997~2008: Client/Strategy Manager, Boeing Company (USA)

Education

2005: UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA), Los Angeles, CA, USA

1994: MIT (S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics), Cambridge, MA, USA

1992: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering), Troy, NY, USA​ 

Yun Chung is Country Managing Director for UL Solutions Korea. Mr. Chung’s leadership provides key strategic support for our growing customer base in the region. He joined UL Solutions in 2021.

Mr. Chung brings more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, leading business strategy and government affairs across various industries including aerospace and defense, healthcare, software and transportation. He most recently served as Country Director for Public Sector at Dassault Systemès and Korea Country Executive for Government Affairs and Policy at GE's Global Growth Organization (GGO).
 

Before entering the private sector, Mr. Chung was Chief of Staff for Policy for a ranking member of the Republic of Korea National Assembly. He stewarded key legislation initiatives for the office and audits of government policies and budget programs.

He received his university education in the United States, first receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science from Westminster College at Fulton, Mo., followed by a master’s degree in national security studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

About UL Solutions

UL Solutions helps create a better world by applying science to solve safety, security and sustainability challenges. We empower trust by enabling the safe adoption of innovative new products and technologies. Everyone at UL Solutions shares a passion to make the world a safer place. All of our work, from independent research and standards development, to testing and certification, to providing analytical and digital solutions, helps improve global well-being. Businesses, industries, governments, regulatory authorities and the public put their trust in us so they can make smarter decisions. To learn more about our business solutions, visit UL.com.​​

Colm Flanagan has worked in education for more than 30 years and has a wife and two sons. His teaching career has been primarily in state education in inner-city London working in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the English capital. From 2001-2009 he was the Headmaster of St. Wilfrid’s Catholic School in York. In 2009 St. Wilfrid’s was adjudged by the UK’s regulatory body, OFSTED to be an ‘Outstanding’ school. 

Vaughn Hall is a supply chain operations leader with extensive expertise in the manufacturing and materials science industry. In his 28‐year tenure with Corning, with 20 of those years spent in Asia, Vaughn has held multiple roles within the realm of global supply chain and logistics management across the Corning’s glass substrate operations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Chinese mainland. He’s actively managed functional areas including manufacturing, engineering, expansions, supply chain, and IT, across 14‐different global locations. 

Today, Vaughn serves as the president of Corning Precision Materials (CPM) and the Korea Region. In this role Vaughn is responsible for leading Corning's presence in Korea including CPM, Corning Korea Company, Ltd. (CKCL), Corning Technology Center Korea (CTCK), Corning Korea Company, Ltd. (CKCL), and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Korea.

His career is defined by a commitment to inspire teams and deliver measurable results. This approach recently earned Vaughn the Donald C. Burnham Manufacturing Management Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) organization.​

He joined Morgan Stanley in 1989 and worked in Tokyo, New York and Hong Kong.

He was then relocated to Seoul to strengthen the Firm’s Institutional Business and became CEO of Morgan Stanley Korea in January 2016.

He is a member of the Firm’s Asia Executive Operating Committee.

And he is also the member of AMCHAM’s Board of Governors.

I am a seasoned luxury hotel executive with a passionate belief in the power of getting the details right. My initial education in economics and formative years in Sales and Marketing formed my marketing-minded, strategic approach to business and I naturally take ownership of business results, maximizing profitability according to annual targets while taking hotel reputation and long-term success as the overriding aim. I am believer that business out-performance, especially in the hotel business, relies on capturing a team’s enthusiasm, creativity and energy to consistently deliver on a clearly differentiated brand promise. I am a demanding yet fair and inclusive leader with a demonstrated history of building teams across cultures and working in partnership with asset owners to achieve common goals and satisfy all stakeholders. I have found being an active and engaged member of the business and social community is productive and I have used my involvement in business chambers, university alumni groups, tourism and hotel associations etc to benefit the hotels I have represented in the past. Being fit and active is important to me and I enjoy road cycling, sailing and a little golfing among other sports. I also find balance and meaning in my role as husband to my (Jeju born, Seoul raised) wife DukSoon and father to 15 year old daughter Isabella. 

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Career

Education

Albert Kim has deep knowledge and a proven track record in developing and implementing global, regional, and local business strategies, having worked in global and Korean biopharmaceutical companies for more than 25 years. He has gained a broad set of leadership experiences in locations all around the world including: the United States, EU, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Korea.

Prior to joining MSD, Albert served as Vice President of the commercial division at Samsung Bioepis, where he was responsible for global commercial strategy and operations. In this role, he led the launch and growth of key product portfolios in the United States and EU. He also has extensive experience in pharma and vaccines at Novartis and was appointed the company’s youngest Country Chief Financial Officer (CFO). During his tenure at Menarini Korea as the inaugural general manager, he successfully established the company and drove organizational transformation.

Experience

• 2023.8 – present: Managing Director, MSD Korea

• 2020.9 – 2023.7: Vice President, Commercial Division, Samsung Bioepis

• 2016.4 – 2020.8: Regional Vice President, Menarini Asia-Pacific

• 2011.7 – 2018.3: General Manager, Menarini Korea

• 2010.8 – 2011.7: Chief Financial Officer, International Region, Novartis

• 2006.6 – 2010.7: Chief Financial Officer, Novartis Thailand

Education

• International Master of Business Administration degree, Schulich School of Business, York University

• Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, McMaster University in Canada​ 

Harrison Kim is Country Director of Google Korea. Harrison is representing Google in Korea and Korea in the broader Google organization to realize Google’s mission in Korea: “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.” As a leader of Google Ads business, Harrison helps various businesses grow their online presence and advance their digital business. Harrison also develops the digital ads ecosystem in Korea by collaborating with marketing agencies, ad tech partners, creators, multi-channel networks, and so on. Harrison joined Google as the head of Google Customer Solutions in April 2015 and became the Country Director of Google Korea in February 2021.

Before joining Google, Harrison worked as a leader at consulting firms such as Bain and Company, where he developed growth strategies and new product development strategies for multinational companies in various industries such as consumer goods, leisure & entertainment, financial services, trading, government, energy, automotive and construction. Harrison earned a B.S. in computer engineering from Seoul National University and an M.B.A. from Duke University.​

Prior to McDonald’s Korea, Kiwon worked in Coca-Cola Korea for 6 years leading the growth of key brands including Coca-Cola and Sprite. 

She broadened her experience and network in the media industry by working for SBS Media Holdings in Brand Strategy Team.

Starting her marketing career in P&G, she has honed expertise in various categories in Korea and in Singapore HQ for 10 years. 

She graduated from Georgetown University, majoring in Mathematics.

Professional Work Experience

McDonald’s Korea (Apr 2020 ~ Present)

Country Managing Director (May 1 2022~ )

Chief Marketing Officer

Coca-Cola Korea (Aug 2013 ~ Feb 2020)

Group Marketing Manager Sparkling, Juice / Dairy and Functional Business

Group Marketing Manager Sparkling

Group Brand Manager Stills

SBS Media Holdings (Apr 2011 ~ Jul 2013)

Director in Brand Strategy & Planning

Procter & Gamble Korea (May 2000 ~ Oct 2010)

Korea Feminine Care Category & New Business Development Group BM

Feminine Care BM in APAC Regional HQ in Singapore

E-commerce Sales Team Leader

HSBC (Sep 1997 ~ Apr 2000)

Marketing Assistant in Personal Banking

Education (Sep 1993 – Jun 1997)

As Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company Korea, Soyoun Kim leads strategy development and business execution, further strengthening the Company’s presence in Korea. Soyoun is a media and entertainment expert with more than 15 years of experience at Disney where she spearheaded the growth of various businesses and elevated the Company’s business expansion in Korea.

In her previous role as General Manager of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), Soyoun has led innovation in the rapidly changing media landscape and successfully launched Disney+ in November 2021. Disney+ has been actively building its content slate by announcing over 20 Korean titles in 2022, including at least 12 Korean originals. Soyoun will continue to oversee the DTC business in Korea until a replacement has been identified.

In her previous role as General Manager of Consumer Products, Soyoun led collaborations with local partners that resulted in the growth of the licensing business, expanding the Company’s IPs into a wide range of consumer products. She also orchestrated the development of locally relevant creatives and products, playing a pivotal role in providing consumers with the best branded experiences.

Prior to this, Soyoun served as Head of Media Distribution in Korea, where she successfully drove content digital transformation strategy and business growth. She also worked in Channel Distribution at The Walt Disney Company Korea.

<Key bio>

• ​2022 – Present: The Walt Disney Company Korea, Managing Director

• 2021 – 2022: The Walt Disney Company Korea, GM of DTC (Direct-to-Consumer)

• 2017 – 2021: The Walt Disney Company Korea, GM of Consumer Products

• 2016 – 2017: The Walt Disney Company Korea, Head of Media Distribution & Branded TV

• 2013 – 2016: The Walt Disney Company Korea, Head of Media Distribution

• Yonsei University Graduate School of Business, MBA

• Ewha Womans University, B.A. in Communications and Media​

Tyler Kim is Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific for Weber Shandwick. 

Having served as Vice Chair, Asia Pacific and Managing Director, North Asia for three years prior, Tyler also led the firms Korean operation for nine years. Tyler was appointed as the CEO, Asia Pacific in 2021 to drive the firm’s overall business strategy, helping multinational clients nurture business in the global markets.

With over three decades of experience in business and strategic communications, during his career, Tyler has counseled a wide range of senior executives of multinational corporations, providing them with strategies for a broad array of initiatives, including market entry, corporate positioning, crisis & Issues management, labor issues counsel and marketing communications. 

In 2018, Tyler was named Innovator 25 as part of Provoke’s Asia Pacific. This was in recognition of his efforts to launch Weber Shandwick Korea in 2009 and subsequently doubling the size of the business in the first year alone, while going on to exceeding 60% growth in the following years. In November 2012, the office grew further when it successfully absorbed one of Korean leading social/digital firm, SocialLink under Tyler’s initiative.

Prior to launching Weber Shandwick in Korea, Tyler managed Edelman Korea’s office for almost three years as managing director. Under his

leadership, the office was considered as most profitable market in Asia Pacific. In 2008, the firm was chosen as the Agency of the Year by Korea Public Relations Association. Before he joined Edelman, Tyler co-founded an agency and managed it for 10 years.

A celebrated professional within the industry and beyond, Tyler is active in Korea’s business community. He currently holds the co-chair position of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea’s Marketing and Communications committee and also sits on the Board for Canadian Chamber of Commerce.​

Youngje Kim is General Manager, Asia Pacific, Defense & Systems, where he drives the growth of GE Aerospace’s engine fleet in the region which includes Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan as well as Southeast Asian countries. In addition to this role, Youngje also serves as President of GE Aerospace Korea.

Youngje is a proven leader who has held various leadership roles with over 18 years of experience in the aviation industry. Prior to his current role, Youngje was the Regional Vice President for North Asia, covering Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. He has also held several key leadership roles in GE Aerospace’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, where he drove the development of new products and services and led commercial engine and services contract negotiations with GE Aerospace’s key customers.

Youngje’s career with GE began in 2007, as Sales Manager for the Korean military engine programs. His role then expanded to international engine programs, where he won multiple campaigns valued at more than USD$3 billion.

Before joining GE, Youngje was a maintenance engineering operations and interpretation officer for the Republic of Korea Air Force.

Youngje graduated from Syracuse University as a University Scholar with a Bachelor of Science in Business, Economy, and Information Science. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Korea University.

Beyond his work at GE, Youngje is an active member of the Board of Governors of AMCHAM Korea and leads the Aerospace and Defence committee as Co-chair.

In 2021, Youngje was recognized by the Korean Government as a Person of Merit for his contributions to the development of the country’s industry and economy and received the MOTIE Minister’s commendation at the Trade Day organized by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MoTIE). 

Year　Position Held     

2022　​P&G, Korea l Senior Vice President of P&G Korea

2021　​P&G, Korea l Vice President, Head of Marketing

2019　​P&G, Singapore l Vice President, APAC Enterprise Market Laundry Business & Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam Marketing

2018　​P&G, China l Vice President, China Fabric Care

2015　​P&G, Singapore l Vice President, Global & Asia Aircare Marketing

2011　​P&G, Singapore l Marketing Director, Homecare Brand Franchise

2010　​P&G, Singapore l Marketing Director, Asia Aircare

2008　​P&G, Singapore l Marketing Director, Asia Regional Homecare

2006　​P&G, Korea l Brand Director, Korea Homecare & Snack

2004　​P&G, Japan l Brand Director, North East Asia Pantene

2000　​P&G, Korea l Brand Manager, Marketing

Education

"Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, French Language (2000) "

Date Joined P&G

January 2000​ 

Hye Young Lee joined BMS Korea as General Manager since August 2022.

Before joining BMS, she worked at Viatris Korea as Country Manager since November 2020 and she served at Pfizer for 20 years with various roles, including Upjohn Korea General Manager, Singapore Country Manager, Asia Pacific Regional Cardiovascular Lead, as well as experience in Marketing, Strategic Planning, Business Development & Clinical Research. Prior to Pfizer, she worked at Roche & Choongwae in R&D functions.

During her 25 years of industry experience, she has driven growth in business with passion on transforming patients lives through science and innovation. She worked in multiple countries with people of various cultural background.

She is now serving as Vice Chair of KRPIA (Korea Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Association) and previously as BOD of SAPI (Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industry).

She holds a bachelor’s degree of science with major in Pharmacy from the Seoul National University and a Master of Business Administration from the Korea University.​ 

3M Career

Education

University of Konkuk – BA in English & Literature, 1991

University of Sogang – MBA, 1998

Affiliations: Business, Professional and Civic Organizations

Board of Directors, 3M Korea Ltd.

Board of Directors, Sun Abrasives Ltd.​

Wonik Lee is a Vice President in Lockheed Martin and Country Executive for Korea. In this capacity, he leads the company’s’ corporate business focus on collaborative growth and serves as the executive representative for all Lockheed Martin programs, products and services across the country.

An experienced aerospace and defense executive with 20 years of industry experience, Wonik was with Dassault Systemes Korea leading public sector business and country strategy. Prior to his time at Dassault Systemes, Wonik spent a decade with Airbus based both in South Korea and in France handling commercial affairs, international cooperation & offset, and strategy. Early on in his career, Wonik was with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and involved with the T-50 advanced trainer jet as part of the joint KAI-Lockheed Martin team. He has also served with the US Army in Korea at Camp Castle as KATUSA and Squad Leader in Combat Engineer Battalion.

Wonik graduated from Korea University with a Bachelor of Art Degree in English Language & Literature. He also holds an MBA in Aerospace Business Management from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Toulouse, France, and earned a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.​ 

Jeff Moomaw is Vice President - Asia Pacific for Delta Air Lines, leading Delta’s overall business strategy planning and execution across the APAC region, including Korea, Greater China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Based in Delta’s regional Seoul headquarters, he also oversees Delta’s trans-Pacific joint venture with Korean Air, which commenced in May 2018.

Kenan was appointed as the President of ExxonMobil Korea Inc. on September 1, 2022, and assumed the role of ExxonMobil’s Lead Country Manager in S. Korea.

Kenan graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, USA in 1995 with a degree in International Economics. Kenan later received International Management degree from Harvard University in Boston, MA, USA in 1998 and Masters of Business Administration degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA in 2001.

Kenan began his ExxonMobil career at ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company in Houston, USA in 2001 in New Business Development. After a series of business development and gas marketing assignments in Houston, Moscow and London, in 2010 Kenan became the New Business Development Manager for Europe, Turkey and Caspian, based in London, UK.

In 2012-2016, Kenan worked at ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures in London in a role of Commercial Manager responsible for identification, appraisal, and pursuit of new upstream opportunities in Europe, Russia, Caspian, Middle East, and Africa.

In summer 2016, Kenan relocated to Moscow, Russia to assume the role of Vice President - Commercial for ExxonMobil affiliates in Russia. For the following six years Kenan was responsible for the development of Exxon Neftegas Limited operated Sakhalin-1 Project, including implementation of RFE LNG Project, and for commercial oversight of other ExxonMobil activities in Russia.

During the summer of 2022, Kenan has completed the assignment in Russia and relocated to S. Korea to assume his current role. Kenan now resides in Seoul with his wife and three kids.​ 

He joined J&J in 2014 as CFO of J&J Medical Devices North Asia and Ethicon Asia-Pacific. Then, he moved to the United States Global HQ in 2016 and took senior leadership positions in Janssen Pharmaceutical R&D and MedTech Supply Chain before returning back to the Asia-Pacific region in 2022 to assume his current role. During his time in the US, he led strategic initiatives that drove R&D portfolio pipeline value, accelerated data sciences and major transformation projects to reshape global footprint of end-to-end supply chain. 

He is passionate about driving innovation in health care industry to elevate standard of care and developing global minded leaders from Asia-Pacific region to the global stage. He also actively contributes to the innovation ecosystem in Boston, NYC and Seoul through angel investing and mentorship to the start-up companies. 

Prior to J&J, he worked for P&G in the Asia-Pacific region with increasing responsibilities leading teams in Japan, Korea and Singapore. 

Jinyong is a true global citizen having lived in 5 countries (Korea, US, Italy, Japan, Singapore) around the world. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Seoul National University, a Master of Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with focus on Innovation & Entrepreneurship and is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Si serves as the President & Representative Director of Inspire Entertainment Resort, a USD $1.6 billion integrated resort project near Incheon International Airport Terminal 2. Opened in late 2023, the resort includes 1,275 5-star hotel rooms, a 15,000-seat arena designed for world-class concerts, a convention center featuring the largest hotel ballroom in Korea, an all-year-round indoor water park, an upscale retail mall, a digital art Museum, and a foreigner-only casino.

The largest of its kind in Northeast Asia, the Inspire Project is a foreign-direct investment by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) based in the United States. Owned by the Mohegan Tribe, MGE also operates several gaming resorts in North America, including the flagship Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.

As the leader of the Inspire project, Mr. Si oversees all aspects of the development and operations of the resort. Before joining the project in summer 2022, Mr. Si had worked 10+ years across various senior leadership roles in Las Vegas, Singapore, and Macau, primarily with Las Vegas Sands Corp., the largest integrated resort company in the world.

Before joining the integrated resort industry, Mr. Si worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Co. in the United States. An American citizen, Mr. Si grew up in both China and the United States and is a native speaker of both English and Mandarin. Mr. Si earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.​ 

Young Rok Song is the Chief Executive Officer of MetLife Korea, and he is also the Chairman of MetLife Korea Board of Directors and MetLife Korea Foundation. He has held these positions since 2018.

Young Rok graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Mathematics. He is a member of the Certified Public Accountants of Korea and semi-Member of the Korea Actuary Association.​

​Current Position and Responsibilities

Patrick Storey is Country Manager for Korea and Mongolia based in Seoul, Korea. He is responsible for business operations, strategy development and management of Visa’s businesses in both Korea and Mongolia.

Other Information

Previously, Patrick was Vice President, Visa Consulting and Analytics for Visa in Asia Pacific and before that he led Business Planning and Operations for Visa in Asia Pacific. Patrick was also responsible for Visa’s regional relationship and business with one of Visa’s key global clients.

Patrick joined Visa in 1996 and has served in a number of capacities in Visa’s global and regional risk, operations and sales organisations.

Patrick has more than 20 years of management experience in consumer banking, payments and information services. Prior to joining Visa, Patrick worked for Wells Fargo on their Retail Sales Team and for Franklin Templeton in various risk and marketing roles.

Patrick is a native of Virginia who calls both Singapore and San Francisco, California home. He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BA in Economics and an MA in Financial Economics.​ 

Catherine Teng is a General Manager of the Korea Affiliate, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELCA Korea Ltd.), since September 2021. Catherine is a seasoned consumer industry expert with around 30 years of experience across various sectors including cosmetic/beauty, food, sports brand and electronics. She has demonstrated successful leadership roles in the APAC markets and in-depth culture and market penetration from the working experience in Japan and China. As the General Manager of the Korea Affiliate, she oversees the affiliate strategy and brands, and manages corporate functions, channels, and people management in the market.

Catherine joined ELC in late 2019 as General Manager of Taiwan Affiliate of ELC and has leveraged her marketing and brand building experience to accelerate strategic transformation, developing channels, categories, functions and people, achieving strong results, and building a strong team culture.

Before joining ELC, Catherine was Chief Marketing Officer/Vice President at Samsung Electronics, Greater China. Early in her career, Catherine joined Procter & Gamble, where she spent almost nine years working with brands such as Max Factor, SK-II, and Olay. Subsequently, she moved to Johnson & Johnson as Regional Director, APAC Beauty Franchise, and in 2009, she was named Managing Director of General Mills Taiwan. In 2012, Catherine moved to Beijing to take on the position of Chief Marketing Officer/Group Vice President at sports brand Li-Ning.

She studied Foreign Languages and Literature at The National Taiwan University and obtained her MA in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, the US. She also completed her MA in International Business Management, EMBA, at the National Taiwan University.

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Education:

§   1986 – 1990                        The National Taiwan University, Taiwan, BA in Foreign Languages and Literature

§   1992 – 1994                        The University of Texas at Austin, The USMA in Journalism, Public Relations Sequence

§   2009 - 2012                        The National Taiwan University, Taiwan, MA in International Business Management, EMBA

Career:

§   2021.9 – Present              The Estée Lauder Companies, Korea, General Manager

§   2019.11 – 2021.8                The Estée Lauder Companies, Taiwan, General Manager

§   2015. 9 – 2018.12               Samsung Electronics, Greater China, Chief Marketing Officer

§   2012.10 – 2015. 6               Li-Ning Company Limited, Beijing

Chief Marketing Officer/ Group Vice President

§   2009.4 – 2012.4                General Mills, Taiwan, Managing Director

§   2003.8 – 2009.3               Johnson & Johnson International, Regional Franchise Director / Asia Pacific Beauty Franchise

§   1994.10 – 2003.7              Procter & Gamble

²  2002-2003            Managing Director, Greater China Personal Cleansing Category, Guangzhou

²  2002                    Brand Manager, Olay China, Guangzhou

²  1999-2001            Brand Manager, Global SKII Design, Kobe

²  1997-1999            Brand Manager, Max Factor & SK-II, Taiwan

  ²  1994-1997            Assistant Brand Manager, Hair Care (Pert), Skin Care (Olay) 

Ramzi Toubassy is President & CEO of AIG Korea. He has more than 24 years’ industry experience and has worked in various geographies across the United States, Middle East and Asia.

Ramzi began his career with AIG in 1996 as a Management Associate in New York, and over the next 14 years held senior leadership roles in agency distribution while based in Lebanon, Hong Kong and Malaysia. In 2009 he moved to AIA Korea as the Deputy General Manager & Director of Distribution. Following this Ramzi worked with AIA Vietnam and MetLife in Dubai and in 2014 became the CEO of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, Malaysia. He rejoined AIG in April 2021.

Ramzi holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Relations from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.​ 

Prior to his arrival in Korea in August 2023, Hector was based in Mexico where he served as the Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. In his capacity, he successfully grew the commercial operations of GM Mexico across 4 brands including Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac.

Hector joined GM back in 1990 and throughout his 33 years of experience in the automotive industry, he has worked all around the world including Korea, Southeast Asia, Russia, Uzbekistan, other neighboring CIS countries, and Mexico where he held various leadership positions across manufacturing engineering, product planning, program management, sales, and general management.

Hector has previously served on the Board of Directors for AMCHAM Thailand and Russia.

Myung-Soon (MS) Yoo is Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Korea Inc. and Citi Country Officer for Korea since October 2020.

MS has been in the banking industry for more than 30 years and has extensive experience in working with institutional clients, including public sector clients.  Prior to her current role, she was Head of Corporate Banking responsible for driving Institutional Client Group strategy by providing full spectrum of banking services leveraging Citi’s strong global platform and network. 

MS started her career with Citi in Risk Management Group in 1987.  She led the Multi National Company Subsidiary Group in 2002 and became Head of Global Transaction Services in 2009 at Citi Korea. She also worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank Seoul Branch as Branch Manager from 2014 till returning to Citi in 2015.

She holds MBA from Sogang University and a BA in English Education from Ewha Women’s University. She is married and has 2 daughters.

Soojin Yu is Country director - South Korea since January 2016. In this role, she oversees general management of Hawaiian’s commercial activities in South Korea.

Soojin has more than 30 years of experience in aviation, aeronautics, automobile and broadcast. Prior to joining Hawaiian airlines, she served as China business manager - Asia Pacific region for Renault Samsung Motors in South Korea, where she led new vehicle development projects and new business platform initiatives.

Previously, Soojin worked as the marketing and communications manager for Air France KLM, and also served as an interpreter for pilots and mechanics for Samsung Aerospace and Eurocopteur. She began her career working in foreign exchange at the Banque Indosuez in Seoul.

Born and raised in Busan, Soojin holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Yonsei University in Seoul.

Alexei Kral is the Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy Seoul from August 2024.  This is his third time to serve in Korea. Mr. Kral’s other assignments include Tokyo, Ulaanbaatar, Sydney, National Defense University, the State Department, and most recently, Director of the Foreign Service Institute Yokohama Field School.​

Mr. Kral grew up around the world, finishing high school at the International School Bangkok.  He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from Georgetown University, and earned an M.A. at the University of Chicago.  Mr. Kral also received a mid-career, second Master’s degree from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.  Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Kral worked as an Asia Program Associate at the Wilson Center, a Washington think tank, and in local government in Japan.

Mr. Kral and his wife enjoy exploring Korean history and culture. Their three children are college age and grown up, keeping friends and memories from their childhood years in Seoul. 

Andrew Gately is Senior Commercial officer at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea. He previously served as Deputy Senior Commercial Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan. During his tenure in Taiwan, Andrew and his team were awarded the Department of Commerce’s top honor, the Gold Medal, for successfully attracting a $40 billion semiconductor fab to the United States.

Andrew received his BA in anthropology from Wake Forest University and his MA in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is married and has two children.​