SoonHo Hong, Ph.D.

Experience

He uses a range of services and tools to support his clients including assessment and coaching, organization design, functional alignment and integration, succession planning, and team effectiveness.

His career began in research and education at a national research institute and university in Korea. SoonHo then became an entrepreneur and founded and acquired many companies, taking some of them public. He has remarkable track record as a global business leader in a US-based multinational conglomerate where he successfully led large multi-functional and multi-cultural teams in a global environment. In recent years, SoonHo has been serving as an advisor and leadership coach for several public companies, supporting business growth and increasing company value through improvement of people, organization, and processes.

SoonHo has strong technical background and human network in diverse industries including mechanics, electronics, chemistry, software, IT, instrumentation and control, as well as professional insight in sales, marketing, finance, R&D, quality, and integrated supply chain.

He holds a Ph.D. degree in instrumentation and control, as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University in Korea.