“A growing number of our global clients are interested in expanding into Korea, which is also home to many multinationals who can benefit from MCI’s global reach to manage their programmes outside of Korea,” said Robin Lokerman, president, MCI Asia Pacific.

“Many international and Asia Pacific associations have leaders from Korea and we look forward to working with them to bring more conferences to Korea.”  

Chun Kim, founder of Kim’s Travel, will serve as CEO of MCI Korea, Peter Lee, current director general of M&C Planners, will become executive director for meetings and events, and destination management, while Steve Kim, previously with the Daejeon Convention Bureau and Center, will join as executive director for association management and consulting. 

MCI Korea will make a significant investment in FAMC, the country's first and only association management company (AMC). FAMC will become the association management division of MCI in Korea, serving international associations seeking a presence in Korea and North East Asia.

FAMC founder Glynn Cho, said: “Our partnership with MCI will help FAMC to become the leading AMC in the region and support the Korean association sector to further enhance its professionalism and impact."