About us

Chairman and CEO Young S. Choi founded Metanet in 2000 and also serves as the CEO of A.T. Kearney Korea, a global management consulting agency.

With over 30 years’ experience, Mr. Choi has been one of the most successful consulting professionals, introducing management consulting services in Korea. In 1982, Mr. Choi began the management consulting, M&A advisory and accounting audit groups at Deloitte Touche Tomatsu. Having founded Consulting Services Group Inc. (CSG), Mr. Choi has led a wide variety of major consulting projects for Korea’s leading enterprises. Before founding Metanet in 2000, Mr. Choi served as CEO of PwC Consulting Korea and is a member of the firm’s Asia Board of Directors from 1998-2000.

As CEO of Metanet, Korea’s largest professional services firm, Mr. Choi is committed to helping Korean companies and government organizations improve their performance and become globally competitive.

Recently named one of the “Top 100 CEOs in Korea” for his outstanding leadership by a prestigious Korean business newspaper, Mr. Choi plays a pivotal role in organizations such as the Korea CEO Forum, and consistently engages pro bono for the good of Korean society.

Mr. Choi earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from Yonsei University and completed the Global Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Bumcoo Cho serves as the Vice Chairman of Metanet Group, overseeing its strategic leadership and domestic operations.

He began his career in 1989 at Accenture, specializing in IT technology and business consulting. Until 2009, he held leadership roles as the Head of the Consumer Electronics and High-Tech Industry divisions for the Asia-Pacific region. From 2011 to 2015, he led Samsung Electronics’ global B2B operations as the Head of the Global Enterprise Business Center, managing enterprise business for all product lines, including wireless devices.

From 2009 to 2011, and 2016 to 2022, he successfully led Cisco Korea as its CEO. In 2022, he was appointed Chairman of Cisco Korea, managing major client operations and partner organizations across the Asia-Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) regions. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in driving business development for digital-native enterprises and identifying new growth opportunities.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Seoul National University and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from KAIST.

CEO Kiho Kim serves as the CEO of Metanet Global, Metanet Digital, Metanet Saas.

He obtained PhD in statistics from Virginia Tech, USA, and started his career as a management consultant at PwC MCS in 2000 for leading domestic customers in CRM strategy and PI.

While working at SAP Korea and KPMG Consulting, he managed a number of PI and development projects based on SAP ERP, and in 2012, he led the largest SI business in Korea as a general executive in charge of the BIT Project, a next-generation project of KT at KT DS.

In 2019, he served as a partner in charge of the manufacturing industry at IBM GBS Korea, and played a leading role in winning large SI/ITO orders as head of IBM Korea’s strategic business division, and represented Korea in S1, an organization responsible for global accounts created according to the Global New GTM strategy.

Changyull Lee serves as the CEO of Metanet Digital, Metanet DL, Metanet Fintech.

After starting his career at IBM Korea, he worked for Microsoft and AT Kearney before serving as CEO of Nexgen NCG, an affiiliate of Metanet Group, and CEO of Metanet Global. From 2012 to 2016, he held key positions at Metanet Digital, including Head of the Office of Strategy and Planning, Chief of the Strategy and Technology Sector and Chief of the Public Sector.

With 21 years of experiences in local and international IT businesses, he is a recognized expert who has led large projects including strategy and consulting.

He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Seoul National University.

Doug Ahn leads overall business of MetanetTplatform and GTPlus.

He is a business executive who obtained a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and has accumulated over 20 years of IT business experience in both Korea and the United States.

In 1999, he founded Dialpad Communication, an internet telephony (VoIP) software company, and served as its inaugural CEO. He has also held positions as CEO of Nenix Corp., Director of KT Infotech, and CEO of Pivotech. He co-founded the AI technology company Skelterlabs and worked as its COO.

Since 2013, as the CEO and technology leader of G-Plus, he has been leading business strategies and technological directions. In 2023, he was appointed as the CEO of Metanet Tplatform.

Ted Jeong serves as the CEO of Metanet Digital for entire support function.

Before joining Metanet Digital as CEO of Management Support in 2019, he worked as COO and CFO of IBM Korea.

As a holder of bachelor's degree in economics earned from Sogang University, he is an expert in finance and support with 24 years of experiences.