Meet the team behind the scenes.
Team GTL strives for excellence, professionalism and commitment for our clients’ critical objectives.
Global - Professional - Outliers for Strategic Link & Sync.
GTL’s Leadership
Since our foundation, we were natural designers and enablers of new innovations. Working through various entrepreneurial projects and transactions, we have realized that the market is surprisingly rather disconnected from great solutions and minds. Therefore, we started Global Technology Link service to provide foundational strategy for innovators and leaders.
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CEO of GTL Group
Johney has extensive experience in consulting and implementing global business, management technology strategy, business growth strategy, overseas business development, patent transaction, and licensing based on patent, technology and financial capabilities.
He has a rich history of spearheading projects across diverse sectors, ranging from large corporations to small and medium-sized Korean businesses. His expertise spans corporate growth strategy, financing, intellectual property transactions, technology strategy, and overseas business development.
During his tenure at Samsung Electronics DM, Johney excelled in tasks such as development quality assurance, product planning, and domestic and foreign business cooperation. Following the establishment of GTL Group in January 2006, he achieved notable success, including $100 million in transaction results through patent selling and licensing.
Transitioning to roles as VP for Business Development and later as Senior Vice President for International Business Development and Licensing at CLEARPLAY International NV in the U.K., Johney gained extensive experience in international business development, strategy formulation, and negotiation.
Overt the past two decades, Johney has been a key player in global patent technology transactions and licensing, particularly with Daewoo Electronics' patent portfolio. He played a pivotal role in founding the International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC) and establishing the Korea Intellectual Property Commercialization Association to facilitate international transactions of intangible assets.
Currently, Johney is collaborating with European intellectual property finance experts to establish the International Intellectual Capital Asset Standard Organization (IICASO), further solidifying his commitment to advancing intellectual property standards globally.
Johney Kim's international projects have encompassed various fields, including corporate growth, financing, technology strategy, and overseas partner company construction. His contributions to companies like U.S. DiVX Networks and Ambarella have significantly impacted their growth strategies and market listings.
He remains actively engaged in media discussions on intellectual property finance and frequently speaks at domestic and international conferences and seminars. Additionally, Johney has fostered partnerships with research-oriented universities in Korea to enhance technology commercialization capabilities.
Driven by a passion for technological innovation, Johney continues to explore new technologies and next-generation businesses, positioning himself at the forefront of shaping future industries.
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Strategy & Operations Manager
• GTL U.S. LLC, Senior Consultant
• Allocations, LLC, Investment Analyst
• CDP Consulting, Founder & Director
• BSX Corporation, Operations Lead
• Master in Accountancy, UIUC
• Bachelor’s in Marketing, ISIT & Accountancy, UIUC
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Vice President
Jun Hong Park brings over 20 years of experience in investment, business development, and mergers and acquisitions in the information technology and life science sectors. He primarily focuses on investment and business development consulting at GTL. Additionally, he holds the positions of CEO at Rocky Mountain Biologicals, LLC, and Vice President at Welgene. Rocky Mountain Biologicals (USA) and Welgene (Korea) are companies specializing in biological ingredients manufacturing.
With more than 15 years in private venture capital business, Jun Hong Park has served as a venture capitalist, investing in startups and small to medium-sized enterprises across various industries such as electronics, biology, and internet business. Before his tenure in private venture capital firms, he worked for Samsung Electronics as a strategic corporate venture capitalist, overseeing cross-border mergers and acquisitions and investment activities.
Jun Hong Park holds a Master of Science degree in Material Science & Engineering, as well as an MBA in Marketing & Management Information Systems.
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Partner
Mr. Yamashita is a co-founder of Cogentic Advisors. Robert is focused on strategic advisory services, alliances, and engagement management, specializing in corporate strategy, technology monetization, and corporate development.
Before Cogentic and GTL, Mr. Yamashita was most recently an Associate Partner at IBM, where he drove over $20M in strategic engagements deploying IBM’s Watson Artificial Intelligence platform. Robert led initiatives that generated over $300M incremental revenue for Sony and doubled revenue in one year while VP of Strategy at THX (Lucasfilm). Mr. Yamashita also led business units for many successful startups, including C-Cube Microsystems (acquired by LSI Logic for $878M), Cypress Semiconductor (acquired by Infineon for $10B), and DivX Inc ($165M IPO).
Robert holds a B.S. with Honors in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology and has recently focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Mr. Yamashita holds Series 7 and 63 securities licenses.
