David Kim

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Biography

Mr. David Kim is a Co-Founder of Animoca Brands. Previously, he served as the Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Kim serves as the CEO of Appionics, more commonly known by the consumer brand 'Animoca'. Prior to that, he was the CEO of mail.com Corporation, a leading personalized email and messenger service co-based in Seattle and Hong Kong. Mr. Kim also manages several independent financing and advisory projects ranging from private equity investments to refinancing distressed assets. In recent years, he has advised and served on the boards of many prominent companies around the Pacific Rim including Viztel Solutions Group of Malaysia and Daum Corporation in Korea, where after 7 years of service as the chairman of the Audit Committee, he spearheaded the USD 105 million acquisition of Lycos, Inc. After the highly publicized transaction, Mr. Kim managed the integration of the acquisition as the CEO of Lycos. In 1999, when he steered China.com Corporation to its Initial Public Offering, he became the youngest CFO of a company listed on the NASDAQ. He has also served as managing director for Softbank, Inc., and as managing director and CEO for Techpacific Venture Capital Limited. A graduate of Stanford University in Economics and Communications with Honours, Mr. Kim is also a classical vocalist with extensive musical and theatrical interests and experience.