James Kim is the Chairman and CEO of AMCHAM Korea. Before AMCHAM, Mr. Kim served as Chairman, CEO, and President of GM Korea. Mr. Kim is a Korean-American who is passionate about promoting the commercial interests between the United States and Korea. At GM Korea, Mr. Kim was responsible for the total operations with 17,000 employees (sales, manufacturing, distribution, and design) in Korea. Mr. Kim also had oversight responsibilities with GM’s joint venture operations in Uzbekistan. Mr. Kim joined GM Korea from Microsoft Korea, where he served as Country Manager and CEO. His previous roles include CEO of Yahoo! Korea and Asia Regional Vice President of Overture (a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo). Before Yahoo, Mr. Kim worked predominantly in the United States, where he was the Managing Partner at Palisades Advisors, based in New York. Before Palisades, he held other positions including CEO at Corcoran.com, CEO of Vivien International, and National Marketing Manager at AT&T. Mr. Kim also serves as Independent Outside Director of Almonty Industries (TSX: ALMTF) as well as Advisor to ICONLOOP, a leading blockchain enterprise technology company based in South Korea. Mr. Kim appears in major Korean and global media as an expert in Korean and US dynamics. Mr. Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. As an avid tennis player, Mr. Kim serves as an official “Wilson Brand Ambassador.” Mr. Kim lives in Seoul, Korea with his spouse and has two grown children.