2015.12.15
(한글은 아래참조)
Dec 15, 2015 (Seoul) - The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea) announced today that Mr. John Schuldt has been appointed the new President of AMCHAM Korea, succeeding Ms. Amy Jackson.
John Schuldt has lived in Seoul for more than 3 years and joins AMCHAM from Ford Motor Company where he most recently served as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In his 30 year career, Mr. Schuldt has held a variety of executive positions in the United States and Asia representing corporate interests in developing mutually beneficial business relationships between customers and distribution channels.
Having worked for a Fortune 10 company, Mr. Schuldt has extensive experience in many aspects of business: sales, marketing, finance, customer relationship management, manufacturing, and purchasing. In Korea, Japan and the South Pacific, he has successfully led teams who communicated strengths of American products to local customers resulting in increased market share and brand awareness while satisfying consumer needs with relevance and cultural customization.
Mr. Schuldt also successfully served as the AMCHAM auto committee co-chairman for 3 years. In addition, he was chairman of the AMCHAM golf committee for the last 2 years.
AMCHAM Chairman James Kim stated that, “John comes to AMCHAM with a wealth of private sector experience that will serve him well in his new position as he works to advocate for members across sectors. Further, he has a very strong and demonstrated knowledge of and passion for Korea that will clearly help him lead AMCHAM into its next 60 years of successful partnerships in Korea."
He holds a Master of International Management degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is an avid golfer and squash player. He lives in Seoul with his wife, Robbie, and one daughter; and another daughter attends university in the United States.
Mr. Schuldt will assume his new position on January 7, 2016.
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AMCHAM Korea was founded in 1953, with a broad mandate to encourage the development of investment and trade between the Republic of Korea and the United States. AMCHAM is the largest foreign chamber in Korea with around 800 member companies with diverse interests and substantial participation in the Korean economy.
* Note: “AMCHAM” should be used instead of “AmCham”
For more information, please contact
Roxie Hwang
AMCHAM Korea
(822) 6201-2238
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?암참, 새 대표 발표
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?2015년 12월 15일, 서울 ? 주한미국상공회의소 (이하 ‘암참’)은 12월 15일, 현 에이미 잭슨 대표의 후임으로 존 슐트 새 대표를 선임한다고 발표했다. ?
존 슐트 새 대표는 한국에 3년 이상 거주했고, 포드코리아의 전 부사장 겸 최고 마케팅 책임자로서 암참에 합류했다. 30여년간의 경력을 통해 슐트는 미국과 아시아 지역에서 다양한 임원직을 맡아오면서 고객과 유통 채널이 상생할 수 있는 비즈니스 관계를 개발하며 회사의 이익을 대변해 왔다.###