Dirk Lukat

CEO of Schenker Korea

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Dirk is a German citizen and has been Managing Director & CEO of Schenker Korea Ltd in Seoul since January 2015. He started his career at the former Schenker & Co. GmbH in Frankfurt and held a number of management positions at DB Schenker in Singapore, Vietnam, and India. Before coming to Korea, he served as General Manager of SchenkerSeino in Japan and was active in the Logistics & Transport Committee of the European Business Council. He has comprehensive experience in the logistics industry for over 20 years and an excellent understanding of APAC and international markets and trade. Dirk joined the ECCK as a member in January 2015, was elected as a board member in 2017, elected as Vice Chairperson in 2019 and Chairperson in July 2020.

Transportation & Logistics Industry

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JAN BENGGAARD

Country President of Oerlikon Balzers Korea

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Jan is a Danish citizen and is the Managing Director of Oerlikon Balzers Korea Ltd since November 2016. In Busan, he has been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Wärtsilä Marine Systems (previously L-3 Marine Systems) since 2002. Before moving to Busan in 1998, he worked as a project engineer and later as Sales Manager in charge of regional operations in the Americas and Europe. Jan’s honorary assignments include being a Board Member and Treasurer of Busan International Foreign School since 2005 as well as a Vice Chairman of the ECCK since February 2015.

Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Industry

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President & CEO of AXA Korea

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Gilles Fromageot is a French and Spanish citizen and is the President & CEO of AXA Korea since 2017, as well as a Board member of AXA China. Prior to his post, he served as Global Chief Financial Officer for AXA Global Direct from 2015 to 2017 in Paris, and as AXA Korea’s CFO between 2012 and 2015. After 7 years in Korea, he has developed a deep knowledge of Korean business environment in general and of Korea’s financial industry in particular. Before joining AXA in 2007, he has worked as an auditor and consultant at Mazars.

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Donghee Kim

Country Leader of Philips Korea

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Donghee is a Korean citizen and is the Country Leader of Philips Korea. She has been driving the strategic growth and direction of all businesses within Philips Korea since 2018. She has a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and has accumulated extensive corporate and global leadership experience while managing multiple market segments in the Asia Pacific region (Edwards Lifesciences 2011-2018, Boston Scientific 2004-2011). Prior to joining the healthcare industry, she worked as a management consultant (Deloitte 2000-2002, Arthur Anderson 1997-1999).

Healthcare & Consumer Products Industry

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Donghwan Kim

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Dong Hwan is a Korean citizen and has been working for Finnair as a Sales Manager since 2008. Until 2011, he mainly took care of Regulatory matters as well as Corporate & Trade Sales. In 2011, he has worked in Finnair HQ as a Corporate Sales Manager in Global Corporate Sales team having a role of Corporate Sales in whole Europe to Korea. Then, he was appointed as a General Manager from 2012 taking responsibility of whole Finnair business in Korea.

Airlines industry

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Gerd Bitterlich

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Gerd Bitterlich is a German citizen and has been Vice President & CFO of MercedesBenz Korea since 2017. Prior to his current position, he had two consecutive assignments in China, as General Manager Eastern Region China for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars from 2011 to 2013 and as CFO for Mercedes-Benz Vans China from 2014 to 2016. From 2007 to 2010, he was CFO of Mercedes-Benz Own Retail in Luxembourg. Before 2007, he held various management positions at Mercedes-Benz Global Headquarters and Mercedes-Benz Bank in Stuttgart/Germany.

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Fredrik C Johansson

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Fredrik is a Swedish citizen and has been Country Retail Manager of IKEA Korea since July 2019. He first joined IKEA in Ä lmhult, Sweden in 1987. After earning his Master’s degree, he gained extensive exposure in the global home furnishing industry in various positions within IKEA in several countries spanning from Asia to Europe including Managing Director of IKEA Components. He moved to IKEA Retail in 2010, where he extended his experience as Deputy Store Manager and Store Manager for XuHui and Daxing stores in China. He was also the Deputy Country Manager for IKEA France for almost 3 years before joining IKEA Korea in 2017 as Deputy Country Manager.

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Elizabeth Kyunghee Nam

Finance Director of Diageo Korea

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Elizabeth is a Korean citizen and is Finance Director at Diageo Korea. She has 18 years of progressive experience in Finance and General management within the business units in the developed & emerging markets, global organization and start-up business. Before joining Diageo, Elizabeth worked with LG Telecom, Shepard, Schwartz & Harris and Philippine Airlines.

Beverages Industry

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Kay-Jannes Wegner

Senior Attorney of Kim & Chang

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Kay-Jannes is a German citizen and dual qualified lawyer (Rechtsanwalt, Germany and Solicitor, England and Wales). He has been working as a senior attorney with Kim & Chang since 2011, primarily advising European clients. Before moving to Korea, Kay-Jannes practiced with international law firms in London from 2001 to 2007 and Singapore from 2007 to 2011.

Legal Services Industry

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