Jungwook Lim

CEO at Lycos, Inc

Greater Boston Area

Current
Past
  • Head of Global Center, VP at Daum Communications
  • Daum Knowledge Officer and VP at Office of External Affairs at Daum Communications
  • Head of Service Innovation Division at Daum Coummunication
  • CEO at Chosun Ilbo JNS
  • Team manager of Internet Planning Team at Chosun Ilbo
  • Director of Internet Planning team at Digital Chosun Ilbo
  • Summer Intern at Optomail, Inc, Tokyo, Japan
  • Reporter at Chosun Ilbo
  • Reporter at The Chosun Daily (Chosunilbo)
Education
  • Seoul National University
  • Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Connections
218 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Jungwook Lim’s Summary

Internet media strategist with substantial field experience. Worked as a journalist at Korea's leading newspaper. Extensive experience in online news site & portal website operation.

Expertise in providing global perspective in Japanese & Silicon Valley IT industry. Have extensive human network in Silicon Valley and Korea & Japan Internet industry.

Fluent in Korean, English and Japanese. Basic Chinese language skill.

Jungwook Lim’s Specialties:

Global Internet trend, Mobile Internet, SNS, Social Media, Web 2.0, Search Technology, Japanese, Chinese, Silicon Valley


Jungwook Lim’s Experience

  • CEO

    Lycos, Inc

    (Public Company; TRLY; Internet industry)

    March 2009Present (5 months)

  • Head of Global Center, VP

    Daum Communications

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    November 2008March 2009 (5 months)

    Oversee global business development and operations for Daum Communications Corp.

  • Daum Knowledge Officer and VP at Office of External Affairs

    Daum Communications

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    November 2007October 2008 (1 year)

    Communicate valuable knowledge about internet trends within/outside of the organization
    Identify potential business opportunities

    Taking on the dual responsiblitiy as Office of External Affairs in Daum Communication.

  • Head of Service Innovation Division

    Daum Coummunication

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2006November 2007 (1 year 6 months)

    Manage Daum.net front page operation and operation policy
    Manage various section services such as Stocks, Real estates, Women, Books, Movies & etc.

  • CEO

    Chosun Ilbo JNS

    (Online Media industry)

    January 2005May 2006 (1 year 5 months)

    Oversee spin off of Digital Chosun Ilbo, the largest daily newspaper in Korea
    Provide Japanese online edition of Chosun Ilbo
    Achieve 2.5 million Japanese user visits a month

  • Team manager of Internet Planning Team

    Chosun Ilbo

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

    August 2002January 2005 (2 years 6 months)

  • Director of Internet Planning team

    Digital Chosun Ilbo

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2003August 2004 (1 year 5 months)

    Manage Chosun.com operation, the online wing of Chosun Ilbo, the largest daily newspaper in Korea.

  • Summer Intern

    Optomail, Inc, Tokyo, Japan

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    July 2001August 2001 (2 months)

  • Reporter

    Chosun Ilbo

    (Newspapers industry)

    January 1995December 1999 (5 years)

    Covering Korean IT industry.

  • Reporter

    The Chosun Daily (Chosunilbo)

    (Internet industry)

    19961998 (2 years)


Jungwook Lim’s Education

  • Seoul National University

    Certificate , Cultural Technology , 20072007

    Activities and Societies:
    Attended Executive Course named 'Global Leadership'
  • Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management

    Certificate , Executive Development Program , 20072007

    Activities and Societies:
    Completed the Daum-Lycos Executive Development program sponsord and directed by the Johnson Graduated School of Management.
  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business

    MBA , IT Marketing , 20002002

    Activities and Societies:
    VP of Pacific Rim Club
    Organizer of Asian Business Conference at Haas.
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    EMBA , Entrepreneurship , 19991999

    Attending 2 weeks executive program, 'Strategy and Entrepreneurship in IT industry'.
    Scholarship from Korean Ministry of Information and Chong-moon Lee.

  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

    Bachelor , Business Administration , 19891995


Additional Information

Jungwook Lim’s Websites:

Jungwook Lim’s Groups:

Berkeley, OECD forum, Ebiz forum

  •    Haas/Berkeley Alumni
  •    University of California Alumni (Berkeley)
  •    KSEANE.org (Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association - New England Chapter)
  •    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
  •    バイリンガルのためのJob Market News!

Jungwook Lim’s Contact Settings

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  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
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