AMCHAM Korea

Chairman & CEO
James Kim

AMCHAM Korea / Chairman & CEO

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.

Governor
Jee Eun (Geannie) Cho

LINA Life Insurance / Chubb Group Sr. Country Officer for Korea

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.

Chairman of BOG
Henry An

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers / Senior Partner

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.

Governor
June Choi

Bloom Energy Korea / Country Head

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

Governor
Yun Chung

UL Solutions / Country Managing Director

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 Systemes 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.

Vice Chair
YouMe Jeon

PERSOLKELLY APAC / Managing Director

Managing Director of PERSOLKELLY Korea
Regional Business Head of PERSOLKELLY Consulting Group, APAC

YouMe Jeon is a highly accomplished professional, serving as the Managing Director of PERSOLKELLY Korea, a prominent joint venture between Kelly Services US and PERSOL Group Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange). Since 2020, she has been working as the Regional Business Head for PERSOLKELLY Consulting Group (PCG) APAC which is an HR consulting business arm of PERSOLKELLY APAC. She is managing 9 APAC countries from Korea.

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.

Her expertise and reputation have made her a sought-after consultant in Asia, where clients rely on her insights into advanced management and human resource issues. She excels in recruiting top-tier talent, particularly CEOs who possess cross-cultural competence and can effectively operate projects in diverse cultural contexts. Her extensive network spans across China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia and other countries.

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.

Governor
Colm Flanagan

Seoul Foreign School / Head of School

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.

In 2010, Colm moved with his family to Santiago, Chile to take up the post of Headmaster of the Preparatory School where he enjoyed four years leading the country’s most prestigious school.

Colm is currently Head of School at Seoul Foreign School, one of the world’s oldest international schools and an establishment committed to ‘educational excellence and building character.

Foundation Chairman
Jeffrey Jones

Kim & Chang / Foreign Attorney

Partners for the Future Foundation / Chairman

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 is active in civic and charitable activities as well. He served five terms as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and three terms as President of the Seoul Club. Mr. Jones organized and presently serves as Chairman of a nonprofit foundation, Partners for the Future, providing scholarships, job training, aid and other assistance to the unemployed and their families in Korea. He concurrently serves as Chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea.

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.

Governor
Vaughn M. Hall

Corning Precision Materials / International Vice President & General Manager

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.

Vice Chair
O.H. (Oh Hyung) Kwon

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. / SVP and President, Qualcomm APAC

O.H. (Oh Hyung) Kwon is Senior Vice President and President of Asia-Pacific (APAC) at Qualcomm Technologies Inc. In this role, Kwon has overseen the entire APAC region outside of China and India (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries in Southeast Asia) since November 2021.

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)

Kwon holds an MBA with a focus on technology management from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He also serves as Vice Chair, Board of Directors of American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea).

Governor
Steve Han

Morgan Stanley / CEO Korea

Steve is currently Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanly Korea overseeing the Firm’s businesses including Institutional Equities, Research, Fixed Income, Investment Banking, Capital Market, Private Equities and Asset Management Business.

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.

Steve grew up in Japan and earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Seoul National University, and a BA from Chuo University.

Vice Chair
Mark Lee

Apple Korea / President

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.

Governor

Peter Hildebrand

Hyatt / General Manager of Grand Hyatt Seoul

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.

Career

Aug 2022 - Present	General Manager Grand Hyatt Seoul 615 room destination hotel with 11 Food & Beverage outlets and highly functional event spaces
Oct 2018 - Jul 2022	General Manager Park Hyatt Shenzhen 195 room luxury hotel with 4 Food and Beverage outlets
Nov 2011 - Sept 2018	General Manager W Hong Kong 395 room lifestyle hotel with 5 Food and Beverage outlets
Feb 2010 - Oct 2011	General Manager Westin Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PRC 305 room hotel with 4 Food and Beverage outlets
Mar 2006- Jul 2009	Hotel Manager Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai 631 room hotel with 5 Food and Beverage outlets
Mar 2003 - Feb 2006	Regional Director of Marketing - China and Taiwan Hyatt International, Shanghai
Jan 2001 - Feb 2003	Director of Marketing Grand Hyatt Shanghai 555 room hotel with 9 Food and Beverage outlets
Aug 1998 - Dec 2000	Director of Marketing and Business Development Sheraton Towers Singapore 413 room hotel with 4 Food and Beverage outlets
Mar 1996 - Mar 1998	Director of Sales and Marketing Swissotel Beijing 430 room hotel with 5 Food and Beverage outlets
Mar 1994 - Feb 1996	Director of Business Development Hyatt Regency Perth, Australia 631 room hotel with 5 Food and Beverage outlets
Dec 1992 - Feb 1994	Corporate Sales Manager Hyatt Regency Hong Kong 400 room hotel with 4 Food and Beverage outlets
Dec 1990 - Nov 1992	Marketing Development Manager
Oct 1989 - Nov 1990	Corporate Trainee Hyatt International (Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt Hong Kong)
Feb 1988 - Sep 1989	Front Office Operations Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, Queensland Australia 255 room hotel with 5 Food and Beverage outlets

Education

2005

Rutgers University

Master of Business Administration (EMBA in Shanghai)

1988

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Economics

Governor
Albert Kim

MSD Korea / Managing Director

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
ㆍ 2023.8 - present: Managing Director, MSD Korea

ㆍ 2020.9 - 2023.7: Vice President, Commercial Division, Samsung Bioepis
ㆍ 2016.4 - 2020.8: Regional Vice President, Menarini Asia-Pacific
ㆍ 2011.7 - 2018.3: General Manager, Menarini Korea
ㆍ 2010.8 - 2011.7: Chief Financial Officer, International Region, Novartis
ㆍ 2006.6 - 2010.7: Chief Financial Officer, Novartis Thailand

Education
ㆍ International Master of Business Administration degree, Schulich School of Business, York University

ㆍ Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, McMaster University in Canada

Vice Chair
Ramzi Toubassy

AIG Korea Inc. / President & CEO

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.

Governor
David Kim

Aramark Co., Ltd. / President & CEO

David Kim currently serves as the President & CEO of ARAMARK Korea. With over 25 years of experience across Korea, Japan, and the US, David has driven transformative growth in cosmetics, hospitality, retail, and both B2B and B2C markets. His leadership is marked by entrepreneurial vigor and strategic foresight.

At ARAMARK Korea, David has led significant advancements through strategic sales initiatives and market engagement. Previously, he was the General Manager of Estee Lauder Japan, where he boosted the success of brands like Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Le Labo, and Aveda.

David also served as General Manager of the Professional Products Division at L’Oreal Korea, leading large-scale operations and market share growth. Earlier, he held the position of Head of Group Sales and Operations at both Adidas and General Mills, demonstrating exceptional leadership and operational acumen.

David's career is characterized by innovation and growth, supported by a master’s degree in marketing from Hanyang University. Based in Seoul, he resides with his spouse and one child, continually leveraging his diverse experiences to shape the future of the industries he serves.

Governor
Harrison Kim

Google Korea / Country Director

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.

Governor
Kiwon Kim

McDonald's Korea / Managing Director

Kiwon Kim is Managing Director of McDonald’s Korea. Kiwon joined McDonald’s Korea in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer.
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)
Georgetown University, B.A of Arts and Science (Mathematics Major)

Governor
Soyoun Kim

The Walt Disney Company Korea / Managing Director

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

Governor
Tyler W.K. Kim

Weber Shandwick Korea / CEO, Asia Pacific

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.

Governor
Youngje Kim

GE Aerospace / President, GE Aerospace Korea

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).

Governor
Cheeyoung Lee

Procter & Gamble Korea / Senior Vice President

Cheeyoung Lee is newly appointed as the Senior Vice President of P&G Korea as of June 2022. Lee joined P&G Korea in 2000 as brand manager of Marketing Department. She has led the growth of P&G brands, with vast experience in brand strategy and marketing of various P&G brands in key markets of Asia Pacific region such as Korea, Japan, Singapore and China. Particularly, as an APAC Fabric Homecare business leader, she successfully executed the plan to launch Downy fabric enhancer in the Korean market and contributed to the growth of Downy and Febreze, brands that have continued to position as #1 in the categories. She has been leading the marketing organization at P&G Korea since 2021.

Lee has a passion for ‘Sustainable Innovation’ and ‘GloCal (Localization of global products)’, as well as for ‘Global Talent Cultivation’. She will lead P&G Korea by providing various innovative products of global P&G to fit the needs of fast-changing consumers, channels and market, while focusing on discovering, cultivating Korea’s outstanding talents and helping them to become global talents. In addition, under her leadership, P&G Korea plans to continue its role as a corporate citizen, including equality and inclusion, environmental sustainability, and support for disaster relief and socially marginalized communities.

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

Governor
Hye Young Lee

BMS Pharmaceutical Korea / General Manager

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.

Governor

Junghan (JH) Lee

3M Korea / Country Governance Leader & Managing Director

3M Career
Jul 2023	Country Governance Leader & Managing Director, 3M Korea
Jun 2023	Director/ADL, Asia Abrasive Systems Division (based in Seoul)
Nov 2022	Director/RBGL, Korea, 3M Safety & Industrial Business Group (based in Seoul)
2020 - 2022	Director/RBGL, SEA Region, 3M Safety & Industrial Business Group (based in Bangkok)
2017 - 2019	Business Director, Asia Pacific, 3M Healthcare Business Group (based in Shanghai)
2013 - 2016	Managing Director, 3M Australia & New Zealand Region (based in Sydney)
2009 - 2012	General Manager/CBL, 3M Korea, Safety & Graphics Business Group (based in Seoul)
2007 - 2008	Business Development Manager, 3M APAC, OH&ESD (based in Seoul)
2006 - 2007	Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 3M US SS&PSB (based in St. Paul)
2000 - 2005	Division Manager, 3M Korea, OH&ESD (based in Seoul)
- 1999	Multiple positions in Marketing, Sales, and HR within 3M Korea
Dec 1991	Join 3M Korea

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.

Governor
Wonik Lee

Lockheed Martin Global, Inc. / Vice President, Korea

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.

Governor
Jeff Moomaw

Delta Air Lines / Vice President - Asia Pacific

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.

Prior to his current position, Jeff served as Managing Director, International Customer Experience and Partner Consulting based in Atlanta. In that role he launched a new CX and technology infrastructure with global airline partners and leveraged Delta expertise for partners through the Partner Consulting team.

Jeff also previously served as Managing Director, UK JV Integration in London where he implemented the joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. During his career at Delta, he has led many of the airline’s Sales Development groups.

Jeff joined Delta in 2005. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Michigan State University, where he later returned to complete his MBA. He lives in Seoul with his wife Tania and daughter Andrea.

Governor
Kenan A. Nariman

ExxonMobil Korea / President

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.

Governor
Dongwook (Dave) Oh

Pfizer Korea / Country Manager

Dongwook (Dave) Oh is Country Manager, Pfizer Korea. He served the consecutive terms as the Chair of KRPIA* as well as a member of the BOG of AMCHAM** and was the Chair of KCMC***. As a result, he won a President’s Award at the ceremony for the 37th ‘Pharm Day’ in 2023, which credits to his contributions to the improvements in public health and Korean pharmaceutical industry.

He also served as Asia Country Cluster Lead of Vaccines BU (Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Pakistan) after joining Pfizer Korea as Specialty Care BU Head in Feb 2010. In his role, he implemented the Pfizer-Wyeth integration successfully and built organization with strong business capability and good talents.

Prior to joining Pfizer, he held various positions at Wyeth as Biopharma BU Director and AstraZeneca as Specialty Care BU Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Marketing Manager in Singapore. He also worked for MSD Korea as District Sales Manager, Product Manager and Hanil Pharm as Senior Researcher.

He obtained a BA in Pharmacy from Sahmyook University and a MA in Pharmacy from Seoul National University.

*Chair, Korean Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Association
**Board of Governor, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
***Chair, Korean CEO’s Association of Multinational Corporations

Governor
Jinyong Oh

Johnson & Johnson / Area Managing Director, North Asia

Jinyong is currently Area Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson MedTech North Asia overseeing the Firm's MedTech businesses in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is a member of Firm's Asia-Pacific Executive Leadership Team. He also serves as Board of Governors for AMCHAM and Board of Directors for KMDIA (Korea Medical Devices Industry Association).

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.

He lives in Seoul, Korea with his spouse and three children.

Governor
Chen Si

Inspire Entertainment Resort / President & Representative Director

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.

Governor
Young Rok Song

MetLife Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd. / CEO

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.

He has nearly 30 years of insurance, financial, and accounting industry experience. He started his career as a pricing actuary at MetLife Korea and also worked at major accounting firms in Korea including PwC and E&Y. During this period, he led a number of projects in banking, securities, insurance, manufacturing, retail and general services industries. His expertise included external audits, consulting, tax and transaction services.

Young Rok became Finance Controller at MetLife Korea in 2007 and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2016.

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.

Governor
Patrick Storey

Visa International (Asia-Pacific) Korea / Country Manager, Korea and Mongolia

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.

Governor
Catherine Teng

The Estee Lauder Companies, Korea (ELCA Korea) / Representative Director & General Manager

Catherine Teng is a General Manager of the Korea Affiliate, The Estee Lauder companies (ELCA Korea), since September 1, 2021. Catherine is an experience 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, 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 Consumer 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 Estee Lauder Companies, Korea, General Manager
§   2019.11 - 2021.8 The Estee 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)

Governor
Hector Villarreal

GM Korea / President & CEO

As President and CEO of GM Korea, Hector Villarreal is responsible for executing business growth strategies in Korea, alongside overlooking manufacturing and, domestic and export sales and aftersales in the Korea market.

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.

Hector earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology. Hector is a family man, happily married with three kids. In his free time, Hector enjoys running and golf, and is passionate about different cultures.

Governor
Myung-Soon Yoo

Citibank Korea Inc. / CEO

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.

Governor
Soojin Yu

Hawaiian Airlines Inc. / Country Director

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.

Honorary Governor
Alexei Kral

U.S. Embassy / Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs

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.

Honorary Governor
Andrew Gately

U.S. Embassy / Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs

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.

Prior to Taiwan, at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, Andrew was embassy lead for the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue, the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, and coordinated the U.S. government’s Brazil Infrastructure Cluster.

Andrew also served at the U.S. Export Assistance Center in Miami and the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. Before joining the Commercial Service, Andrew was an analyst at the U.S. International Trade Commission, focused on services trade. Prior to entering government service, Andrew worked in the semiconductor and banking industries.

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.

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