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Yongsun Kim

Managing Director / CEO at Freestyle Technology

Yongsun Kim has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Yongsun currently serves as the Managing Director and CEO at Freestyle Technology, where they are responsible for managing the full P&L of the company and driving IoT device and platform businesses in Korea. In this role, they collaborate with local OEM/ODM partners and supplies Advanced Metering Infrastructure to regional governments.

Prior to their current position, Yongsun was the Representative Director and CEO at Kathrein Group from April 2014 to February 2019. Before that, they worked at NextWindow as the Country Manager from January 2010 to March 2014, where they developed and managed business engagement with major Korean PC and display OEMs.

Yongsun also had a significant role at Intel Corporation, where they served as the Samsung Account Sales Director from January 2004 to December 2009. During their tenure, they managed overall account strategies, developed and maintained relationships with Samsung executives, and achieved annual sales targets.

At Intel Corporation, Yongsun also held positions as the Platform Marketing Manager from 2000 to2003 and as a Field Application Engineer from February 2000 to December 2002.

Yongsun'scareer began at Honeywell, where they worked as a System Design Engineer from January 1997 to February 2000. In this role, they contributed to the development of Building Automation Systems, Distributed Control Systems, and Data Acquisition Boards for sensor networks.

Overall, Yongsun Kim's work experience showcases their expertise in business management, sales, marketing, and engineering across various industries.

Yongsun Kim pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Jeonbuk National University between 1990 and 1996. Following this, from 1997 to 1999, they obtained a Master's degree in Telecommunications from Korea University.

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  • Managing Director / CEO

    February, 2019 - present