Si-Yeon Kim Email & Phone Number

Independent Board Member, PE Advisor, and Chief Risk Officer. Over 20 years of experience in Private Equity, M&A and International Operations across Travel, Payments, Industrials, Consumer and Decarbonization in Fortune 250 to start-up environments. Brings to the boardroom broad operating experience from major global institutions such as American Express, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Avon. Sought after for her ability to seamlessly integrate global risk management (including IT/cyber risk and labor/union strategy) with buy and build growth strategy. Lived and worked in New York, Hong Kong, Moscow and Seoul, overseeing global operations and investments spanning 5 continents. Proven track record of value creation and scaling companies for IPO. Member of the executive leadership team that took GBT from carve-out and PE investment to public listing (NYSE: GBTG) valued at $5.3B. Achieved 3x valuation expansion upon deployment of $1B of capital in digital transformation and integrating 7 public and private M&A transactions. Broad experience in carve-outs, stand-up, M&A integration, IPO prep, business transformation, change management, strategic alliances, new product launches and go-to-market strategy.Passionate about strategic opportunities related to new products/services required to live and operate in the future due to climate change, AI, or other, and GTM strategy around such products/services. Forged a partnership between GBT and Shell Aviation to launch the first ever blockchain-based platform for corporates to fly on sustainable aviation fuel, creating a new revenue stream as part of the co’s climate transition strategy during times of dramatic revenue disruption in the industry; represented GBT at COP26, led GBT to join the First Movers’ Coalition, a partnership between the US State Dept and the WEF to bring emerging clean technologies to commercial scale.Brings decades of experience in Global Risk to help management navigate increasingly complex business environments. Advised Audit/Risk Committees of public and private company boards through cyber incidents and ethical use of data and privacy issues (AI), geopolitical issues, management talent assessment, CEO succession, corruption/money-laundering/fraud investigations, SEC/DOJ/OFAC cooperation and numerous crisis management and reputation risk issues; successfully brought to closure an international corruption investigation related to new market entry and government affairs, cross-border money-laundering and fraud investigations and related SEC/DOJ/OFAC self-disclosures and cooperation.

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  Board Director | Chair, Nom And Gov | Audit Committee – Xcf Global (Nasdaq: Safx)

  Xcf Global

  United States