Youngsoo Kim
Vice President, Corporate Strategy Planning Team
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Youngsoo Kim is Vice President of Corporate Strategy Planning Team of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. a position he has held since January, 2004. In this function he is responsible for the areas of strategic alliance, mergers and acquisitions as well as new business development. Prior to current position, he was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Samsung Corning Micro-optics, Inc. which was a joint venture company between Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Corning, Inc. for optical component business.

From 1996 to 2001, he was General Manager, Corporate Planning, Information & Telecommunications Business in Samsung Electronics. He led a corporate planning group responsible for long-term strategy planning, mergers and acquisitions and alliance and partnership.

From 1993 to 1996, he served as General Manager, Corporate Planning of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Kiheung, Korea. He led a corporate planning team for central research and development organization for Samsung Group.

Youngsoo Kim, who joined Samsung in 1984, served in Computer Systems Division. He also served as Director of Administration and Operations at Samsung Software America, which was a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for research and development of systems software.

He is a graduate of the University of Hartford where he received MA in Economics and BS in Economics and Finance.