Kyung Geun Lee

Career

Dr. Kyung Geun Lee has been the leader of the tax counseling part of Yulchon LLC since 2007, and his primary practice area includes counseling on tax issues (including transfer pricing) arising from foreign corporations’ advances into Korea, M&A and various forms of overseas investment by Korean companies. Dr. Lee has been recognized since 2013 by Chambers Asia-Pacific as a leading professional in Band 1 Group of Tax Consultants. During his term at the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), he acted as the head of Korean delegation for tax treaty negotiations with tax authorities of China, Australia, Canada, etc., and in 1995, he took part in establishment of the draft for the laws regarding international tax adjustments that include transfer pricing system and other tax systems of major countries. As such, Dr. Lee greatly contributed to building the framework for the Korean transfer pricing system. From 1999 to 2003, he served as an Administrator (A4 level) at the OECD Center for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA), which mainly focuses on transfer pricing, and from 2003 to 2007, he served as the director of multiple groups including the Tax Tribunal and the Income Tax Department, International Tax Department, Corporate Tax Division at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Furthermore, Dr. Lee was Vice-Chairman of the UN Tax Expert Convention for 4 years from July, 2005, and currently serves as a civilian expert in the Subcommittee on Transfer Price of the same committee. Having served IFA Korea as the Presiden in 2019, Mr. Lee is now a mediator for the Korean Division at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes under World Bank, a non-standing editorialist of Joseilbo (Korean Tax Daily), a non-standing professor at aSSIST (Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies)

Personal

Education

2002 Foundation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Docteur de I’Institut d’Etudes Politique en Sciences Economiques, Ph. D.

1992 University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business, M.B.A.

1986 Korean Training Institute for Government Officials

1983 Seoul National University, B.A. in Business Administration

Experience

2007-present Yulchon LLC

2019-2020.2 President, IFA Korea

2013-2017 Member of Tax System Development Committee, Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF)

2013-2015 Member of Committee on Assessment of International Transfer Price and Customs Valuation, Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF)

2010-2014 Member, Appraisal Board, Prime Minister's Office

2010-2014 Non-standing Director, Hyundai Investments Co., Ltd.

2010-present Non-standing Editorialist, Joseilbo (a Korean Tax Daily)

2010-2013 Member, Transfer Prices Subcommittee, UN Tax Expert Convention

2009-present Mediator for the Korean Division, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, World Bank

2007 Secondment (after being promoted to be a Director General), Ministry of Planning and Budget

2006-2007 Director of the Corporate Income Tax Division, Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF)

2005-2009 Vice-Chairman, UN Tax Expert Convention

2005-2006 Director of the International Tax Division, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

2004-2005 Director of the Individual Income Tax Department, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

2003-2004 Director, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

1999-2003 Principal Administrator, Center for the Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

1998-1999 Vice Director, Income Tax Department, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

1995-1998 Vice Director, International Tax Department, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

1994-1995 Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Capital Policy, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

1993-1994 Deputy Director, International Tax Department, National Tax Service

1986-1993 Manager of the District Tax Office. Evaluation Officer, National Tax Officials Training Institute