With more than 30 years of corporate experience in Asia, Mr. Kim’s primary areas of concentration are development and implementation of strategic and operational initiatives, post-merger integration, performance improvements, operational turnaround, and business plan development and evaluation. He has worked across a range of industries, including shipping, construction, heavy industries, infrastructure, manufacturing, and transportation.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Kim served as a Managing Director of the Group Strategic Planning Office for four years with Hyundai Group, a holding company of many affiliates, including Hyundai Merchant Marine, Hyundai Securities, and Hyundai Elevator. While there, he worked directly with Hyundai Group’s top management, advising on major strategic directions, and led the reengineering process of the group’s managerial procedures between the group and its affiliates. Mr. Kim was responsible for developing and managing strategic/operational initiatives of all the major operating companies. 

In addition, Mr. Kim was the youngest board member of Hyundai Merchant Marine. He led the development of a restructuring plan and launched various company-wide turnaround/restructuring programs, including hands-on negotiations with the owners of chartered ships to cut charter rates and debt restructuring/refinancing. Mr. Kim was also actively involved in leading the execution of restructuring plans for the group, including a sellout of Hyundai Securities and Hyundai Logistics. 

Before Hyundai, Mr. Kim spent nine years with Doosan Group as a Managing Director of the Strategic Planning Office, where he worked directly with the group’s top management in key business decision-making processes. At Doosan, Mr. Kim led various group-wide initiatives, including optimal long-range planning, core competitive technology sessions, and the establishment of the 10-year group aspiration and portfolio direction. As a core executive, he evaluated the performances of the group’s key CEOs and their strategies and operations in their respective companies. Mr. Kim also assessed and planned financial targets and strategic objectives for its major affiliates.

Mr. Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Hanyang University and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.