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About UsWhat is KGN ?
KGN is the first association for Korean professionals in Germany and was founded to promote the exchange of ideas and experience among members and to build up a national and international network of Korean professionals. KGN cooperates closely with other Korean organizations and associations in Korea and Germany.
KGN fosters networking and discussions on current topics around Korea. It provides the ideal forum for the exchange of ideas and information on topics of common interest among its members, for meeting representatives from the world of Korean business and politics and for having a lot of fun together with other KGN members at our social events. b. History
The foundation of KGN was decided in November 2000 at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Byung-Joo An, who had previously participated in a conference in Korea for overseas Koreans and wanted to pursue the idea of a global network of Korean professionals on a national and international level, was the driving force for the implementation of this idea. c. Our Vision
The commitment and dedication of its members, the executive board, the advisory committee, the sponsors and its partners are vital to KGN. We aim to promote the interests of Korean professionals and support the cultural and economic exchange between Korea and Germany.
d. The executive boardMi-Hee Kim , Chairwoman kgninfomail@yahoo.de 
Mi-Hee Kim (born in 1977) studied Economics at the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) majoring in marketing, business informatics and ergonomics. After her first study she completed the Master of Business Engineering at the Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin majoring in Information Technology. She has been working as a project manager at EUKO Consulting GmbH since July 2005. Sung-Byum Park, member of the board 2001-2002 and 2008 
Sung-Byum Park (born in 1973) studied at the University of Cologne and holds a master's degree in Business Administration. After graduation in 1999 he started his career as a consultant for a consulting company in Wiesbaden. In summer 2000 he changed to the Internet company FriendScout 24 in Cologne, where he worked as assistant of the executive board. Currently, he is working for Samsung Telekommunication Europe in the area of Mobile Internet Marketing and participates in buiding a European-wide mobile Internet portal. Soo-Jin Pak, member of the board 2002 and 2008 
Soo-Jin Pak (born in 1972 in Mainz, Germany) has more than eight years of work experience in Global Marketing and is currently working as Global Marketing Manager for PerkinElmer, a publicly-held, $1.8 billion health science and optoelectronics company headquartered in Boston, USA. Former employers include Siemens and Boston University. She holds a Graduate Diploma in International Marketing from Boston University, USA (2003), and a Master's degree in Interpretation, German, English and Spanish, from the University of Heidelberg, Germany (1999). Soo-Jin has lived abroad (USA, Korea and Spain) before and during her studies and speaks four languages (German, English, Korean, Spanish). Byong-Koo Kim, member of the board 2001-2004 and 2008
Byong-Koo Kim (born in 1970) studied at the Universities of Marburg and Frankfurt after finishing his training as bank administrator and holds a master's degree in Business Administration. After graduation he started his career at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in the field of auditing. He now offers auditing and consulting services to German and Korean companies all over Germany. Since 2008 he works at EUKO Consulting GmbH as partner. He is another co-founder of Korean German Network e.V. Chin-Hee Chung, member of the board 2008 kgninfomail@yahoo.de
Mr. Chin-Hee Chung, M, comes from Hamburg and currently works at the University of Heidelberg. In his spare time he works for KGN and VEKNI, an organisation for Korean scientists and engineers in Germany.
e. The advisory committeeHay-Keong Yang
Mr. Hay-Keong Yang (born in 1948) studied at the Koryo University in Korea and holds a degree in Business Administration. After graduation Mr.Yang started his career in Korea and came to Germany in 1973 as an employee of the company Cheil. In 1985 Mr. Yang was promoted to Managing Director of Samsung Corporation Germany. After that he led Samsung Electronics Holding Corporation and in 1988 he was promoted Vice President of Samsung Co. He currently holds the position of President and CEO of Samsung European Headquarters. Mr. Yang is also acting as chairman of the associations KOBAG (Korean Business Association in Germany) and KECEU (Korean Economic Council in the EU). Since 2001 he is an official member of the advisory committee of KGN. Young-Won Kim 
Mr. Young-Won Kim (born in 1952) studied Law at the University of Korea and holds a doctor's degree in international law. Mr. Kim started his career as a government official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Korea and as a consul in Korean Consulate in Hamburg, Germany. From 1979 to 1980 he attended the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna. In 1994 he was appointed to the head of the Department for International Convention at the Foreign Ministry. Following he worked at the Korean Embassy both in the United States and Israel. Later he was a secretary of the Office of National Security, which was subordinated to the President Kim, Dae-Jung. From 2000 to 2002 he worked as an advisor for the US-Department of the Foreign Ministry in Korea. Since 2002 he afficiates to the posts of the Consul General in Frankfurt. Sung-Bin Seo 
Mr. Sung-Bin Seo (born in 1946) came to Germany in 1970 to work at a mine in Duisburg. In 1980 he established the Korean School in Duisburg. In the same year he attended the 63rd national sports competition as the leader of the Korean team. He was member of the advisory committee of the 24th and 26th German-Korean Union. In 1999 Mr. Seo was an auditor of the foundation committee for the House of the German-Korean culture. Since 2002 he holds the position of the Vice President of the Korean Association in Europe and is the President of the Korean National Federation in Germany e.V. Byung-Joo An 
Byung-Joo An (born in 1961) studied Public Administration and Business Administration at the Incheon college and RWTH Aachen. After graduation Mr. An started his career in 1990 at PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers). Currently he holds the position of Senior Manager by PwC since 1999 and Director of the Korean Business Group. He initiated the 'Korean German Network e.V.' in the year 2000 for young korean generation in Germany. Besides his work as consultant Mr. An was active as a supervisory board member of EMTEC Magnetics GmbH and Willtek Communication GmbH. In addition he works as a consultant for KOBAG (Korean Business Association in Germany) and advisor of the Korea Business Development Center of SBC Europe. He published the works Doing Business in Germany (Korean) and German balance, profit & loss account (Korean). | |
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