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Soon-hoon Bae

Chairman, Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Business Hub

Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Email: soonhoonbae@kgsm.kaist.ac.kr

Education
Kyunggi High School, Seoul, Korea, March 1955 to Feb. 1961

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea March, 1961 to Feb. 1966, B.S.
Mechanical Engineering,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Sept. 1966 to Sept. 1969, S.M. (1968) and Ph.D. (1970), in Mechanical Engineering (Course II),

Experience
Daewoo Group, Seoul, Korea April 1976 to March 1998, Various Executive Positions including:

President, Daewoo Electronics Co. June 1982 to Sept. 1983
Established the world-class quality and productivity. Produced 8 million cassette recorders for the international market.

President and CEO, Daewoo Automotive Components Co. June 1985 to Feb. 1991 Joint venture (50/50) between Daewoo and General Motors. Main customers: Daewoo Motors, Opel, Toyota, Honda, Saturn, Hyundai and Kia.

President and CEO, Daewoo Electronics Co. March 1991 to Dec. 1997
An average growth rate 26% and domestic market share increased from 7% to 22%. Established over 100 foreign operations. Unsuccessful attempt to acquire Thomson Multimedia. Successful TV campaign "Tankism" for a corporate image of quality products.

Minister of Information and Communication, Republic of Korea, March 1998 to Dec. 1998
Deregulation of the telecommunication industry. Deployment of the broadband Internet. Venture business promotion. Modernizing mail systems. Created job opportunities by establishing national databases.

Current Activities

Visiting Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, March 1999 to present

Committee Activities
Presidential committee on Northeast Asian Business Hub, Chairman, 2003-2004
Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology, Member, 1993-1998