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Ambassador of India to ROK

Ambassador Amit Kumar is a career diplomat and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1995. He has wide ranging experience having served in Headquarters and in several Indian Missions abroad. He has dealt with both bilateral and multilateral work in diverse areas such as political, strategic and economic spheres. Prior to taking up his current assignment as the Ambassador of India in Seoul, he was Consul General of India in Chicago.

His recent assignments included stints as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Washington DC with Ambassador-rank, Joint Secretary for Development Partnership Administration and as Joint Secretary for Human Resources Management in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. He was also Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Tokyo. He has previously served as Under Secretary (China) and Director in the Foreign Secretary’s Office in New Delhi.

His overseas assignments include stints in a number of key capitals as Third Secretary in the Embassy of India, Beijing; First Secretary dealing with political work in the Embassy of India, Berlin; First Secretary / Counsellor dealing with political, information, cultural and education work at the Embassy of India, Ankara; Counsellor and Head of the Economic & Commercial Wing in the Embassy of India, Beijing; and Counsellor / Minister dealing with Third Committee and UNSC matters in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York.

Ambassador Kumar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

: Chairman Mr. Ramesh Iyer

Country Head
Tata consultancy services Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Having worked for over decade and a half in the technology consulting industry spanning North America, Europe and now Asia pacific, Ramesh focuses on delivering innovative solutions that transform businesses and create positive social impact. As the Country Head at TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), he engages with client leadership in South Korea to nurture alliances, foster growth, and shape outcomes for clients by improving their bottom line via digital transformation. He has a Bachelors in Electronics and Telecommunication, & has successfully delivered several large-scale projects across geographies, providing strategic, functional, and technical direction on key engagements. He has also completed an Executive Leadership Program at INSEAD Singapore.

He is passionate about leading a diverse and talented team, collaborating with global partners, and driving excellence and innovation. In his previous role, he was stationed in Amsterdam, Netherlands where we closely worked with Banking and financials services clients across Europe with a focus on optimizing throughput for risk and compliance regimes using AI/ML solutions. His personal interests include music & yoga/meditation...

Governor Mr. Anil Sinha

Vice President
Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Co., Ltd

Mr. Anil Sinha is currently COO & Vice President of Tata Daewoo.

Mr Anil Sinha, a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and PGDM, is working as Chief Operating Officer with TATA Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Ltd (a 100% Subsidiary of TATA Motors Ltd, India) based at Gunsan, South Korea. His responsibilities include the Manufacturing, Purchasing, R&D and the Quality function for TDCV, besides spearheading Strategies to steer Company’s future in a positive direction and enhance Customer experience.

Mr Anil Sinha worked as Head Quality (CVBU), Head-Mfg Operations Passenger Car business and Plant Head-Pune Plant, before moving to TDCV Korea.

Before joining Tata Motors, he was working as a Plant Head, New Holland FIAT India Ltd (NHFI) for 15 years. During this assignment, he was responsible for the complete plant operations for two plants namely Tractor Assembly and Axle Assembly Plant.

Mr. Sinha’s 35 years of work experience includes working at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Japan, while working with VE Commercial vehicles Ltd and extensive work experience in a Multi-cultural and Multi Language work environment in North America, Europe and Latin America, while working with NHFI.

Mr. Sinha is also a certified Six Sigma Champion from ASQ.

He is on the Board of Directors for Fiat India Automotive Pvt Ltd.

Hobbies: Recently developed interest in Golf and enjoys reading and music.

Governor Mr. Sachin Satpute

President

Novelis Asia

Sachin Satpute is President of Novelis Asia. Novelis is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminium.Since 1^st June 2016, in this role, he is responsible for leading the overall business strategy and P&L of Novelis’ Asia-Pacific business, which includes sales to the automotive, beverage can and specialty product markets. He also has oversight responsibilities with Ulsan Aluminum, a joint venture between Novelis Korea and Kobe Steel, Japan.

Prior to being named to this position in June 2016, Sachin served as Chief Marketing Officer, Hindalco Industries Limited. Before that, he held roles of increasing responsibility within Novelis, including Director, Business Development &Strategy for Novelis Asia; Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Technical Services for Novelis Asia; and Managing Director of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Berhad (ALCOM).

Sachin has nearly 30 years of experience in the aluminium industry, having started his career at INDAL, which was a subsidiary of ALCAN, Canada.

Sachin holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Pune University and MBA in Marketing from Mumbai University. He is a graduate of Novelis’ inaugural Global Leadership Program and was named an Aditya Birla Fellow.

He is avid sports lover having played competitive Cricket and Table tennis. His other interests include reading, traveling and music.

Governor Mr. Vijesh Iyer

Head of Fintech / VP of Financial Services

Coupang. Inc

Business leader with more than 25 years of international experience in Fintech across both Fortune 200 companies and Startups. Deep experience in payments and lending.

I serve as VP and Head of Fintech at Coupang, one of the largest and fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the world. Coupang has been named one of the ’50 Smartest Companies in the World’ by MIT Technology Review and is one of Forbes magazine’s ’30 Global Game Changers’. Only nine companies including Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tesla Motors and Coupang have been named on both lists. Coupang ranked number 2 in CNBC list of top 50 global disruptors for 2020.

Governor Mr. Sudhir Katiyar

CEO

SBI

Mr. Sudhir K Katiyar is Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of India, Seoul Branch from June 2022. He is a career banker having work experience of more than 20 years. He has handled various assignments in SBI in India as well as Belgium and has worked in key areas of banking like Retail, Corporate, International Banking etc. Before joining SBI, Seoul, he was Head (International Banking Department) at Corporate Accounts Group Branch, Mumbai.

Governor Mr. Sung Min Won

Foreign Attorney

Kim & Chang

Mr. Sung Min Won is currently a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, and his notable roles include Vice President at McDonald’s Korea, Senior Regional Counsel at McDonald’s APMEA & General Counsel at Lee & Ko, and International Procurements Officer at the Defense Procurement Agency. A legal professional with a diverse background spanning law, engineering, and Asian studies, Mr. Won holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Pepperdine University School of Law, complemented by a Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Asian Studies and Premedical Studies from Tufts University. Mr. Won was admitted to the California bar and the US District Court, Central District of California. He is fluent in Korean, English, and Japanese. He specializes in Life Sciences and Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Environment, Occupational Safety and Health, and Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Additionally, he authored the California Supreme Court Survey on Avalon Bay Foods v. Workers Comp. Appeal Bd., published in the Pepperdine Law Review Vol.26.

Governor Mr. Haresh Gautam

Director

HCL Technologies

Haresh Gautam is the Director of HCL Technologies Limited. HCL is a top 10 technology company operating out of 50 countries with 159K passionate professionals of 157 nationalities. He has held multiple roles within HCL and has been responsible for leading business, developing client relationships and investing in strategic initiatives which meet the next generation technology and operations needs of customers.

He has helped many clients in their transformation programs to deliver business value. Haresh has extensive experience in Energy & Utilities and Telecom verticals. He has been in the industry for the last 26 years.

Haresh Gautam is an Engineer in Electronics and Communication from Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi. He has participated in leadership programs from Harvard Business, Shiv Nadar University and The University of California, Irvine.

He has a keen interest in various sports activities and is a marathon runner. Some of his other interest areas include reading, travelling and music.

Governor Mr. Harns Nakhyoung Kim

VP / Director of India Business (HQ)

KRAFTON

Harns Kim is vice president of Krafton Inc. He is born in 1977, graduated Seoul National University at 2000. After graduate, he designed game called 'Lineage' in NCSoft. And 'NOVA1492' , 'TERA' were born through his directing. Now, he is principle game producer of Krafton Inc. and also he is India Business Director of Krafton Inc.

Harns Kim is Standing Member of the Korea-India Industrial Forum at Asia Research Institute in SNU.

: Governor Mr. Jong baek Park
Partner
BKL

Attorney-at-law Jong Baek Park has specialized in the general corporate and financial transactions since 1992.

After graduation from LL.Band Master of Law, Seoul National University, he received the Chevening Scholarship awarded by the Foreign Commonwealth Office, UK and earned an LL.M. degree (International Financial Law) from the London School of Economics.

After joining BKL as a partner in November, 2013, he has continued to practice on various transactions in the above areas and further advised on Open Source Software license and compliance.

He also has been a non-standing director of Korean National Pension Service since September 2014.

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