Team Members
Expertise is the key to success
SKYWORKS is made up of
executives and advisors with
decades of experience in each
aviation and tourism industry,
and the main experiences are as follows.
CEO
Chul Ho HAHM
• 1976 ~ 2009 Korean Air
• 2009 ~ 2011 CEO of Dong-Sung HMC
• 2011 ~ 2016 CEO of T'way Air
• 2018 ~ CEO of SKYWORKS Management Company
Chul Ho Hahm began his career in the airline industry in 1976 at Korean Air and continued with the company for 33 years until retiring in 2009.
Noteworthy positions at Korean Air include:
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Country manager U.K. Ireland & South Africa, and Eastern U.S.A. (VP)
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Head of Passenger Marketing and Sales (Managing VP)
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Project manager representing Korean Air for formation of Skyteam alliance
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Head of Passenger Routes and Revenue Management (Managing VP)
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Head of Corporate Strategy and Planning (Senior VP)
After his retirement from Korean Air, he worked briefly as the CEO of Dongsung HMC (Hotel Management Company) before being named as the President and CEO of T'way Air in 2011.
T'way is one of the leading low-cost carriers based in South Korea and is well recognized for its outstanding safety records based on official government statistics. T’way also became a front runner in customer satisfaction and service, receiving numerous awards both from the private and public sectors. During his service at T’way Air, he became well known in the international aviation industry as an unprecedented leader transforming a deficit ridden low cost airline into a profit-making corporation in a mere 1 and half year period.
After he retired from T’way he and a group of industry experts founded “SKYWORKS Management Company” a consulting firm specializing in airlines and hotels.
Airlines Management Services
Sung Hwa PARK
Mr. Park is a specialist in Chinese business affairs. He has deep knowledge of Chinese Culture and Business Operations. He worked as Managing Vice president for Korean Air, MVP for Dongsung Hotel Company and Harmony Cruise.
His other noteworthy experiences are;
• VP and Team Leader for China at Korean Air
• Regional Manager for China (Beijing) for Korean Air
• General Counsel for China Business at T’way Air.
Kuk Wan KIM
Mr. Kim served as Head of Flight Operations in T’way Air. Under his excellent leadership the airline was able to achieve the number one safety record among all Korean Carriers. He now teaches and researches at Saehan university as an Endowed-Chair Professor.
• Pilot at Korean Navy Aviation Wing (Korean Navy)
• Chief Pilot, Head of Safety and Security at Korean Air
Dae Kwon KIM
Mr. Kim worked for Korean Air and Asiana Airlines as an IT team manager specializing in fare data management and revenue accounting system. His responsibility is to develop the systems to help airlines to efficiently manage the fare up-loading and to adopt intelligent revenue accounting.
Sung Soo MAENG
Mr. Maeng worked for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, and T’way Air. He always played a key role in various fields both home and abroad.
His experience includes Airline Marketing, Sales, Airport Services, Cabin Services and Catering
Tae Kyu JEON
Mr. Jeon has a lot of experience in forming and setting up strategies for new airlines. Utilizing his experience at Korean Air, he contributed himself for numerous newborn airlines in Korea
Sang Eun KIM (Sera KIM)
Ms. Kim is an airline and tourist destination marketing veteran with almost 20 years of experience in communications and marketing sectors at International airlines. She specializes in marketing and promotion of airline launching, destinations, and related products both for b2b/b2c markets.
Her past experience includes
- Marketing specialist in Korea : Qatar Airways, Cebu Pacific, Aircalin, Lao Airlines, Air Algerie, Air Madagascar,etc.
Hyung Jin CHOI
Mr. Choi has more than 30 years of experience working at Korean Air. He is an expert in Passenger Sales, Airport Operations and Airline Alliance
• Head of Passenger Sales Group
• Head of City Terminal, Incheon Airport Support Team
• CEO of Hanjin International Japan (HIJ)
Hwi Kon Park
Mr. PARK has various experience in Cabin Services and education.
He worked for Korean Air for more than 20 years.
• Cabin Service (Line Team Manger)
• Senior Instructor of Cabin Crew Training
• Head of Cabin Crew training planning (Human Resources Department, Cabin Crew Training Center)
Hotel Services
Hyun Joo LEE
Ms Lee worked for JW Marriott, Dongdaemun and later scouted to head office of Marriott where she was involved in many hotel projects in Korea and Far East.
She is now working for a JW Marriott and the Dongdaemun project for the renovation of interior
Kyung Il CHUNG (Advisor)
Mr. Chung is the number one MEP- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing expert in Korea. His work includes designing and building hotels such as W, Four Seasons, two Hilton Hotels in Seoul, Grand and KOEX Intercontinental Hotels, Incheon International Airports (Terminal 1) , Samsung Hospital, Seoul Art Center, just name a few. His expertise is energy efficient engineering and designing.
Travel Organizing Consulting
Kyung Hee Linda LEE (Advisor)
Owner of travel agencies in Seoul and New York. She travels back and force, running two companies specializing in independent travel. She is one of the first to actively promote and opening-up individual independent overseas travel in Korean Market where group inclusive tours were dominating. She is a part time advisor to the company helping and feeding back the know-how about the distribution systems
