Responsible for ESOMAR’s global public and government affairs programme since 2012, Kim is on the front lines championing the industry’s positions in meetings with regulators and consumer advocates alike. With nearly a decade’s experience in Brussels, he has amassed a strong inter-disciplinary network to raise market research’s white-hat profile.

Prior to joining ESOMAR’s team, Kim served as Secretary General of the European Network of National Civil Society Associations, a network of non-profit umbrella bodies, with responsibilities for coordinating the advocacy activities and the office. Kim also served in the public sector, working for the British Government in the field of employment, social affairs, education and training and prior to this was responsible for coordinating,in the European Parliament, a cross-party forum for 60+ Members of European Parliament.

As a result, Kim brings a unique perspective with his ability to understand and express the needs, interests, and expectations of all the actors that will define the operating environment for research in the years to come.