Chairperson
Philippe Van Hoof
Country Manager, ING Korea
Philippe Van Hoof is the Country Manager of ING Bank N.V. in Seoul since August 2021. Prior to that, he was ING’s Head of Financial Institutions APAC, based in Singapore, and has been a member of the Asia Pacific Senior Management Team since 2017. Philippe has 29 years of banking experience, including 15 years in Singapore, Korea and Japan. In addition to managing strategic relationships with banks, Philippe has extensive experience in covering insurers, asset managers, securities companies and sovereign wealth funds at executive/board level on a wide range of strategic topics. A Belgian citizen, Philippe joined the ECCK as a member from 2021 and was elected in June 2022 as a Chairperson of ECCK’s Sustainability Committee. He then was appointed as a Chairperson of the ECCK in June 2023. While he was based in Singapore, Philippe was the chairman of Eurocham Singapore’s Financial Services Committee until 2018, and later served as Vice President from April 2019 until July 2021.
Vice Chairperson
Mathias Vaitl
President & CEO, Mercedes-Benz Korea
Mr. Mathias Vaitl has been appointed as President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea from September 1, 2023.
Mr. Vaitl graduated with Diploma (FH) in Business Administration from Nuertingen-Geislingen University (HfWU) specializing in Automotive Industry and International Business Management in 2005, and in the same year, he joined Mercedes-Benz as a Business Manager for Dealer Network at its subsidiary in Prague, Czech Republic. Mathias Vaitl has extensive automotive experience in Digital Services, Sales, Training & Qualification, as well as Customer Services and Network Development in German, Chinese and Czech Republic markets.
Vice Chairperson
Per Stenius
Chairman & CEO, Reddal
Per Stenius is a Finnish Citizen and is the Director of Reddal Korea, as well as the Chairman and CEO of Reddal Inc. since 2010. He has over 25 years’ experience in the field of strategy and operative process development in multiple industries. During his career, he has worked as a top management consultant and executive, holding positions at McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Stratos Ventures, and several technology companies. Per holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Masters in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M. Sc. in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology. He has written over 30 articles in leading journals for business and science, and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies. Per with Reddal Korea joined ECCK as a member in Oct 2020.
Vice Chairperson
David Taeseung Yoo
Co-CEO, Copenhagen Offshore Partners
David Taeseung Yoo is a Korean citizen and is the CO-CEO of Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) Korea since 2018. He has set up Korean entity for COP in 2018. He is an expert in offshore wind and has 13 years of hands on experience in renewable energy (offshore wind power) and played an instrumental role in driving the nation’s offshore wind industry. During the past years, David has also contributed successfully to the development of Korea’s first 100MW scale offshore wind power project and implemented master plan and rolling plan for Korean government’s 2.5 GW offshore wind power projects in the Southwestern Sea of Korea. Currently, he is supervising entire Korean offshore wind power development activities for COP and has been leading the success of COP Korea based on his expertise and experience.
Director
Gayoung Lee
Managing Director, Knoell Korea Ltd.
Gayoung Lee is a Korean citizen and a Managing Director of Knoell Korea. She has been serving as Managing Director since the establishment of the company in Korea in January 2016. Before joining Knoell, she had been in the business area of sustainability and climate change mostly as a consultant. Since joining Knoell, she is working in chemical regulatory area.
Director
Erik Roelans
CEO, ER-Marine
Erik Roelans is a Belgian citizen and leads the company ER-MARINE providing solutions for floating offshore wind projects. Based on over 20 years expertise from offshore oil & gas operations and offshore Newbuilding projects. Since 2008 Erik Roelans has been developing offshore energy reduction projects and alternative fuel implementation concepts with LPG, LNG, Methanol and the hybrid electrification of offshore installations. Since 2020 Erik is full-time occupied with the Korean floating offshore wind topic. Building on expertise and learning new things in this new industry and transforming this into practical solutions as a contributor to a more sustainable world.
Director
Ana-Maria Boie
General Manager and Head of Human Pharma at Boehringer Ingelheim Korea
Dr. Boie has over 24 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is currently the General Manager and Head of Human Pharma for Boehringer Ingelheim Korea. A medical doctor by training, she has served in various roles across general management, marketing, sales & Commercial, and environmental, social, governance (ESG), in both local, regional, and global organizations. 2024 represents an important milestone for Dr.Boie, marking her 15 years at Boehringer Ingelheim, where she has worked in Romania, Austria, Russia, and Germany, and signifies her first foray to Asia.
Treasurer
Robert Browell
Partner, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers
Robert Browell is a British citizen and is a partner at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Korea member firm of PwC and Korea’s largest professional services organisation. Robert has over 20 years of experience in providing services to multinational clients including a large number of European groups operating in a range of different industry sectors. Robert spent the first 10 years of his career working for PwC in the UK before joining PwC Korea in 2012. Robert is also currently serving as the Chairperson of the Taxation Committee at the European Chamber of Commerce and as Special Advisor to the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea.
Trustee
Johan Vandromme
Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang
Johan Vandromme is a Belgian citizen and has been a senior advisor with Kim & Chang since October 2020, as well as from 2007 to 2009. He started his career in Brussels in 2001 as a case-handler at the European Commission’s Competition Directorate-General, before moving to Korea in 2007. He left private practice in 2009 to return to the service of the European Commission at the Delegation in Beijing, covering trade and competition matters, later coming back to Korea in 2013 to the Seoul Delegation. Prior to returning to Kim & Chang as a senior advisor in 2020, he was serving at the Beijing Delegation since 2018, covering matters of competition and justice policies for the Commission.
Belgium
Philippe Gerard
APAC Large Enterprise and Webscale VP
Nokia
Bulgaria
Chris Georgiev
Co-Founder & Marketing Director
IMAGGA
Denmark
Jesper Krarup Holst
CEO
Copenhagen Offshore Partners
Finland
Heikki Ranta
Chairman
Finncham
France
Cedric Legrand
CEO
French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Germany
Martin Henkelmann
President & CEO
Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI)
Greece
Chris Kalargiros
Co-Founder & Executive Advisor
N3RVE COMBINE
Italy
Stefano Piantoni
CEO & Board Member
IDS Korea Ltd.
Luxemburg
Jin Choi
MD & Head – Asia
Genii Capital
The Netherlands
Andreas Varkewisser
CEO
Greencharge
Norway
Andreas Kristoffersen
Head of Section
DNV Maritime
Poland
Jaroslaw Wasielewski
Managing Director
Towimor
Spain
Minah Oh
General Secretary
ESCCK
Sweden
Anders Axebark
Director
Taurus Systems Korea
Switzerland
Claudia Toenz
Chairwoman
Swiss-Korean Business Council
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lucinda Walker
Executive Director
British Chamber of Commerce in Korea
President
Stefan ERNST
Tel: +82 2 6261 2701
E-mail: stefan.ernst@ecck.or.kr
Government Relations | Vice President
Bo Sun KIM
Tel: +82 2 6261 2702
E-mail: bosun.kim@ecck.or.kr
Head of Committee Operations
Cosmetics / Healthcare Committees | Senior Director
Ansook PARK
Tel: +82 2 6261 2704
E-mail: ansook.park@ecck.or.kr
Automotive / Aerospace & Defense Committees | Director
Changhoon RIM
Tel: +82 2 6261 2709
E-mail: changhoon.rim@ecck.or.kr
Financial Services Committees / Taxation Forum | Manager
Siyoon KIM
Tel: +82 2 6261 2713
E-mail: siyoon.kim@ecck.or.kr
Fashion & Retail / IPR Committees | Manager
Sunyoung KANG
Tel: +82 2 6261 2717
E-mail: sunyoung.kang@ecck.or.kr
Energy & Environment / Sustainability / Tourism Committees | Manager
Hyewon SHIN
Tel: +82 2 6261 2720
E-mail: hyewon.shin@ecck.or.kr
Chemical / Digital / Logistics & Transport Committees | Manager
Kyunghyun KIM
Tel: +82 2 6261 2718
E-mail: kyunghyun.kim@ecck.or.kr
Marketing & Event Management | Team Leader
Hyewon SHIM
Tel: +82 2 6261 2711
E-mail: hyewon.shim@ecck.or.kr
Advocacy Platform Events | Manager
Jeonghyun LEE
Tel: +82 2 6261 2708
E-mail: jeonghyun.lee@ecck.or.kr
Finance & Administration | Director
Geumchae NOH
Tel: +82 2 6261 2703
E-mail: geumchae.noh@ecck.or.kr
PR & Communications | Team Leader
Yuri JANG
Tel: +82 2 6261 2715
E-mail: yuri.jang@ecck.or.kr
Human Resources / HR & Compliance Forum | Manager
Bokyung CHO
Tel: +82 2 6261 2712
E-mail: bokyung.cho@ecck.or.kr
Membership Administration, CR | Team Leader
Hyeeun CHO
Tel: +82 2 6261 2714
E-mail: hyeeun.cho@ecck.or.kr
Busan Chapter
Busan Chapter Representative
Andrew MILLARD
Tel: +82 51 959 9696
E-mail: andrew.millard@ecck.or.kr
Busan Chapter / Marine & Shipbuilding Committee | Manager
Yeaji KIM
Tel: +82 51 959 9696
E-mail: yeaji.kim@ecck.or.kr
Researchers
General Administration & Management Support | Intern
Ivo RIJNEN
Tel: +82 2 6261 2700
E-mail: ivo.rijnen@ecck.or.kr