Management & Board of Directors

James Jae Cheol Oh, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer

James Jae Cheol Oh has served as founder and CEO of I-ON since 1999. He is also an affiliated professor of Management Engineering at SangMyung University. Mr. Oh holds a B.A. in Economics from KyungHee University and a M.S. in Management Engineering from SangMyung University. We believe Mr. Oh’s experience founding and running I-ON qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Jae Ho Cho, Director

Jae Ho Cho joined I-ON Communications in February 2003 and serves as head of the Service Delivery Platform Business department. During his time with I-ON he has participated in the development of many of I-ONs core products. He holds a M.S. from Cheng Ju Graduate School. We believe Mr. Cho’s depth of experience in information technology consultancy and software development qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Hong Rae Kim, Executive Director

Hong Rae Kim is a co-founder of I-ON Digital and has served as CEO of PT. IONSoft, a company located in Indonesia, since 2012. Mr. Kim has also previously served as a PMO and COO of I-ON. Mr. Kim graduated from Gang Nam University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. We believe Mr. Kim’s experience founding and working with I-ON qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Sung Kab Oh, Chief Financial Officer

Sung Kab Oh has 22 years of financial management experience. Prior to I-ON Digital, he held positions as manager of Kukdong TLS Co., Ltd., Sobo Vision, Sungjin CNS Co., Ltd. and Bando Industrial Co., Ltd. for 13 years. Mr. Oh holds a B.S. in Economics from Cheongju University

 

Independent Directors

Eugene Hong

Mr. Hong's career at Samsung, most recently as Executive Vice President of Samsung Venture Investment Co, Ltd., spans over 25 years. Between 1992 and 1998, he served as a Director in the production, planning and strategy divisions for both Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. and Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. In 1999, Mr. Hong transitioned to the Samsung Venture team initially as a Director, rising to Vice President, Senior Vice President and eventually to his current role as Executive Vice President, focusing primarily on managing technology and industrial related investments. Since 2013, Mr. Hong has originated, spearheaded and overseen over twenty investments across multiple high growth sectors including, among others, enterprise software, network security solutions, AI, optical equipment/OLED laser, autonomous driving, block chain, mobile and battery technologies. Mr. Hong received his B.S. from Korea University in 1984, M.S. from Texas Tech University in 1986 and PhD from Arizona State University in 1991.

Armand Pastine

Mr. Pastine serves as the CEO of CG Capital Markets, LLC, a New York and Florida -based investment banking boutique specializing in Middle Market Sales and Trading, Institutional Structured Credit Products, and Capital Markets Placements of debt and equity investments to Qualified Institutional Buyers. Mr. Pastine began his career in the Financial Strategies Group at Prudential Securities, with a primary focus on Mortgage and Asset-Backed related securities. He previously worked as a Vice President in Goldman Sachs’ Principal Finance Group and held various positions at a number of leading middle-market investment banks specializing in Structured Products and Esoteric Securities including most recently at Maxim Group, LLC, where he served as Executive Managing Director and the Head of Fixed Income. Mr. Pastine received his B.A. in Political Communications from the University of Rhode Island and his J.D. with an emphasis on Public Policy Analysis, from CUNY School of Law. He is admitted to the Bar in New Jersey.

Jean Koh

Dr. Jean Koh has over 25 years of technology and senior executive experience with publicly and privately held companies within the multi-media and mobile content technology verticals. Dr. Koh is currently serving as the Chairman of the Korea Mobile Internet Business Association (MOIBA), a leading association with over 500 mobile internet companies and industry executives. In 1994, Dr. Koh founded Baro Vision - now KOSDAQ-listed Galaxia Communications - a leading domestic developer of proprietary video compression technology, which has since transformed itself into one of South Korea´s market share leading providers of comprehensive e-payment solutions. Dr. Koh received his PhD. in Computer Science from Syracuse University and currently serves as a key member on the ‘Presidential Committee of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ under the Moon Jae-In Administration.

Charlie Baik

Mr. Charlie Seung Taik Baik currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of EZER, Inc., a leading multi-purpose engineering firm that addresses the needs of the utility, sustainable energy and industrial sectors. Since August 2006, Mr. Baik has also served as EZER, Inc.´s Chief Marketing Officer. Previously, Mr. Baik held the positions of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of NASDAQ-listed Gravity Co., Ltd, a leading PC and mobile game publisher with numerous titles under its belt and the maker of the world famous ‘Ragnarok Online’, a massive multi-player online role-playing game. Mr. Baik also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Gravity Co., Ltd. from August 2006 to June 2008 and as the Chief Executive Officer of NEOCYON, Inc. since 2000