Kihong Bae Email & Phone Number

Identify pre-incorporation phase entrepreneurs, invest and help them build Unicorns and Godzillas

- Laid the groundwork, set up the US operations, recruited key personnel and managed daily operations of the US Office of a Korean startup - Grew the company from one employee to 4 employees in 4 years, during which time the revenue increased from zero to approximately one million USD- Spearheaded key strategic partnerships with companies such as YouTube.

Redmond, Washington, US

- Identified growth opportunities in the 12,000 business entity Korean mid-market (businesses with 25 to 500 PCs), planned and executed effective short to long-term sales and marketing campaigns managing $1 million marketing budget - Achieved double-digit growth for Korea mid-market from FY’05 to FY’07: revenue for FY’06 was $118 million, 20% YOY increase.

Seoul, KR

- Directed strategic sales and marketing planning for the only Korean in-house developed Supply Chain Management solution vendor, including short and long-term blueprints for market share and revenue growth- Increased market share by 25% in the domestic Supply Chain Management solutions market in terms of revenue and number of customers; competitors.

- Managed the overall support for Distinguished Visitors to the Republic of Korea, including the President and Vice President of the USA, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chief of Staff and various members of the Congress- ARCOM (Army Commendation Medal) awardee: Highest medal awarded to non-US soldiers in recognition of their services and dedication

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M.S., Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering