We celebrate two senior staff appointments today – to drive our business forward as we grow and extend into new markets:
- Jonathan Cleave becomes our Group Managing Director and
- Narai Kim is the new MD of our Korean business.
With more than 20 years’ experience living, studying and working in Asia, Jonathan Cleave has led our South Korea operation for the last 10, more recently also overseeing our other APAC offices.
In the newly-created role of Group Managing Director, he will work alongside our CEO, Greg Sutch, in running the company as we move into our next stage of growth.
Jonathan will continue to be based in Seoul and retain overall responsibility for our APAC operation, encompassing our offices in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and India.
He will assume group-wide responsibility for client success, ensuring we’re delivering the best possible outcomes through the adoption of best practice.
Jonathan will also lead the trade and investment services we provide globally to government agencies, based on his long track record of delivering great results for economic development organisations (EDOs) and investment promotion agencies.
Narai Kim, with 17 years’ experience in international business development, has been Deputy MD of our Seoul operation for the last 18 months, helping clients in fields including semiconductors, batteries, chemicals and climatetech to secure customers and partners in Korea.
In taking the reins as Managing Director of Intralink Korea, Narai will now be responsible for growing our Korea business and leading our 25-strong team in Seoul. She’ll ensure we deliver the best possible service to our clients – those from around the world wishing to expand in Korea, as well as Korean companies seeking to succeed in overseas markets.
Our CEO, Greg Sutch, commented: “I’d like to congratulate Jonathan and Narai on these well-deserved appointments. Each has made outstanding contributions to Intralink and our clients over the years.
“Looking ahead, they will play pivotal roles as we grow the business and develop into a provider of truly global business development services.”
To discuss how they could help you develop your business overseas, you can contact Jonathan at jonathan.cleave@intralinkgroup.com and Narai at narai.kim@intralinkgroup.com