Eric Kim

Eric Kim

Former executive vice president and head global marketing at Samsung Electronics, Eric Kim revolutionized the brand-image which resulted in doubling Samsung's business in the U.S. Today Eric is senior vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation's Digital Home Group. Eric is an expert in the fields of hardware and software marketing, product development and venture investment management.


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Eric Kim, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel Corporation's Digital Home Group was previously General Manager of Intel Corporation's Sales and Marketing Group and served as Intel's Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for all sales and marketing operations worldwide.

Prior to joining Intel in November 2004, Kim was an executive vice president at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. It was in his role as executive vice-president and head of global marketing at Samsung Electronics that he really came to public notice. Under his direction, the Samsung brand-image was revolutionized, with exciting, innovative advertising campaigns and sponsorship deals dramatically altering popular perceptions of the company and its product. The result was a doubling of Samsung's business in the U.S. "I convinced the company we had to have a single message". says Kim. "We were the new kids on the block and the block was noisy". He was responsible for global marketing and new business development and helped make Samsung a leading worldwide consumer brand.

Prior to joining Samsung in 1999, Kim had significant and varied experience in hardware and software marketing, product development and venture investment management. During his five years with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Kim was president and CEO of Pilot Software and a chief technology officer. For Lotus Development, he was general manager of database products.

In 2002, Time Magazine named Kim to its annual "Global Influentials" list. Kim was born in Korea and moved to the U.S. with him family at the age of 12. He gained a Bachelor's degree in physics at Harvey Mudd College, a Master's in engineering from UCLA and an M.B.A. from Harvard.

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