Seoul. MCI, a global leader in association, communication, and event management, expands its presence in Asia with two new offices in Seoul, Korea. MCI Korea has been established in joint venture with leading destination management company, Kim’s Travel, whose meeting & events subsidiary, M&C Planners, will be rebranded into MCI Korea. Chun Kim, founder of Kim’s Travel, will serve as CEO of MCI Korea, Peter Lee, current Director General of M&C Planners, will become Executive Director for meetings & events and destination management, while Steve Kim, previously with the Daejeon Convention Bureau & Center, will join the Korean team as Executive Director for association management & consulting.
“We are proud to be able to bring MCI to Korea”, says Chun Kim. “MCI is the leading event management company in the world and we believe it is a great step for the Korean meetings industry to have one of the global leaders firmly established in our country. We can see significant new business through this joint venture, which will bring great benefit to all our clients, partners and suppliers.”