Steven B. McKinney Governor of Amcham-Korea 2007 Board

Amcham-Korea Elects New Board Members for 2007

Seoul, Korea -- December 21, 2006 -- McKinney Consulting, Inc., the leading executive search and HR solutions company serving multinationals in Korea announces that Founder and President Steven B. McKinney will continue to serve on the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea for 2007. Mr. McKinney was first elected to the Board in 2003 and has continuously served since that time. In addition, he serves as the co-chairman of the Living in Korea/Membership Committee, and also as a co-chairman of the Education Committee.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) is the leading organization representing American business in Korea. The elected officers reflect the diversity of the American business community in Korea and they bring with them a wealth of knowledge and expertise in their fields into the chamber organization.

Detailed below are the results of the AMCHAM Election for the Board of Governors for 2007:

Honorary Chairman: * Ambassador Alexander R.  Vershbow – US Embassy
Chairman: Bill Oberlin - Boeing International Corp.
Vice Chairmen: * Christopher Cooper – Prudential International Investments
* David Ruch – United Airlines
Treasurer: * Henry An – Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers
Governors: Joon-Keun Choi – Hewlett-Packard
* Betty DeVita –Citibank, N.A.
* Ahmet Goksun – Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Michael Grimaldi – GM Daewoo Auto & Technology
* David Ki-Yong Kim – Agribrands Purina
* Samuel Kim – Procter & Gamble
* John Il Kwun - Carlyle
* CW (Chae-Wook) Lee – General Electric International
* Steve McKinney – McKinney Consulting
* Thomas Pinansky – Barun Law
* Stuart Solomon – MetLife Korea
* John Venn – Chevron
Honorary Governors: * John Fogarasi – US Embassy, Foreign Commercial Affairs * Andrew Quinn – US Embassy, Economic Affairs
*Denotes remaining term

Steven B. McKinney is the founder and president of McKinney Consulting Inc., who has over 12 years of experience as an Executive Search Consultant & is a Certified Master Coach. He serves on several boards including the American Chamber of Commerce-Korea and was bestowed Honorary Citizen of Seoul in 2007. Prior to the establishment of McKinney Consulting he had over 10 years of senior leadership experience in athletic footwear company giants, Adidas, Reebok and Converse etc. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About McKinney Consulting: McKinney Consulting is an executive search firm (sometimes simplified as executive recruiters or headhunters) which has placed hundreds of bi-lingual middle-senior level executives for multinational companies in Korea & Asia and was established in 2001. McKinney Consulting is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). In addition, McKinney Consulting provides behavioral-based coaching services with scientifically developed tools in coaching executives and businesses to excellence and success. McKinney Consulting coaches are members of the International Coaching Council. Also, McKinney offers Talent Management services such as the outsourcing of candidates and payroll services etc.