Senior Advisor
Young Sun YOON
International Tax
Expertise
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Mr. Young Sun Yoon is a senior advisor at Lee & Ko for tax and finance matters, and related governmental policy issues. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Yoon most recently held the position of Vice-Chairman of Samjong KPMG, following a distinguished career in public service that included, among other things, serving as the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, serving as the Vice Minister of the Tax and Customs Department at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and serving as the administrator of the Office of the Presidential Secretary for Economic Matters.
Education
| 2011 | Gachon University - Ph. D in Accounting and Taxation |
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| 1997 | University of Wisconsin (USA) - M.A. in Public Policy |
| 1980 | SungKyunKwan University - B.A. in Economics |
| 1979 | Passed the 23rd Public Administration Examinations |
| 1975 | Seoul High School |
Work Experience
| 2016-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2012-2016 | Vice-Chairman of Samjong KPMG |
| 2010-2011 | Commissioner of Korea Customs Service |
| 2008-2010 | Ministry of Strategy and Finance: Vice-Minister of Tax and Customs Department |
| 2008 | Ministry of Strategy and Finance: General Director of Tax Policy Bureau |
| 2007-2008 | Ministry of Finance and Economy: General Director of Tax Planning Bureau |
| 2004-2005 | Tax Tribunal: Senior Tribunal Judge |
| 2003-2004 | The Administrator of the office of the Presidential Secretary for Economic Matters |
| 1986-2002 | Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Finance and Economy: Official in Tax and Customs Office |
| 1980-1986 | National Tax Service |
Admissions
| Certified Tax Accountant | |
| Korean Association of Certified Public Tax Accountants |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes, Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes, Medal of Service Merit |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Senior Advisor, OECD BIAC Korea Committee Taxation and Fiscal Policy Committe
- Audit, Community Chest of Korea
- Audit, UN Global Compact Network Korea
- Visiting Professor, Gachon University
- Senior Advisor, Korean Association of Certified Public Tax Accountant
- Senior Advisor, Korea Customs Brokers Associations
- Advisory Committee Member, The Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Guest Columnist, Daily Newspaper 'Financial News'
- Organizing Committee Member, Seoul International Music Festival
- Audit, Poet Cho Byung-Hwa Memorial Foundation
- Senior Advisor, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
