Member Interview - Dong Chul Bae
- PEOPLE
- by Privy Editor
- 11/11/2011
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Occupation: Chief Exectuive Officer at L&S Holdings and the Black Diamond Club Based in: Seoul Last Education: Clark University |
As the CEO and President of L&S Holdings, Dong Chul Bae has a penchant for entrepreneurship. Growing up, both his father and grandfather were business owners which set a precedent for him to start his own business. After graduating with an MBA at the prestigious Clark University in Massachusetts, Dong Chul Bae returned to Korea and was commissioned into the Korean military where he served as a liaison between Korean and U.S. Forces. It was during this period, with a strong interest in the roles of win-win situations, Dong Chul Bae reestablished his goal as a consultant. After the military, he worked various industries ranging from consulting to the tourists and leisure markets and even establishing a design firm. While working in these diverse fields, he had always kept his desire to lead the markets while foreseeing changes in society and business infrastructure.
With an eye for the future, he is the author of “2020 Wealth War in Asia,” an informative book that forecasts Asia and the world marketplace in the coming decade. His intuitive foresight earned him a nomination by Japan Times as one of the Top 100 Next-Era CEOs. With business demands booming, Dong Chul Bae shuttles back and forth between Japan and Korea frequently and rarely stops to catch a breath.
