Over 15 years experience in the areas of sales, strategic growth and operations management for document and data management solutions. Primary target sectors are investment banking, private equity, law firms, and Greater China/Korea MNC. Identifying and developing relationships with key decision makers across all sectors, borders, hierarchies and challenges has been the key elements to past and present successes.
Following a successful sales career track with two of the leading financial printers in the global market, returned to Merrill Corporation who holds top market share in capital market document solutions. With skills and knowledge acquired through experience working with all of the top players in the market, uniquely equipped to provide clients with unprecedented transparency, efficiency and personalized service - taking a consultative approach from project origination to completion and ongoing compliance services.
Transactional focus:
- H shares/144A
- Hong Kong IPO
- Dual-listings
- NYSE/Nasdaq IPO
- GDR/ADR
- Convertible bonds
- Debt offerings
- M&A
- Private placements
- Rights issues
- Fund raising
- Divestitures
- EDGAR/XBRL filings
Career motto: Once a client, FOREVER a client.
Director - Sales, Asia Pacific @ Merrill Corporation is a Forbes Private 500 company headquartered in St Paul/New York/London/Hong Kong with offices worldwide and 4000 employees. Merrill handles all stages of secure content sharing, disclosure and regulated communications to drive business success. Merrill holds top market share consistently in capital market transactional and compliance services.
https://www.merrillcorp.com/
Manage key relationships within investment banks, private equity, and law firms for Greater China and Korea. Drive deal origination, business development strategy, sales growth and marketing for IPO prospectuses, debt offerings, annual/interim reports, shareholders' circulars, virtual dataroom, Edgar filings and translation services. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Country Director, Business Development - Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore @ The RR Donnelley Financial Services Group provides a range of solutions to address all business communication needs. In addition to traditional financial printing services for the capital and investment markets, RRD offers industry-leading judgment-based outsourcing, premedia and language solutions services with its 600 offices worldwide and 150 years of history.
Designed and led business development, sales strategies and marketing initiatives and incentives for the Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore markets in all sectors including legal, financial, corporate and life sciences. Secured given markets and verticals, with target to grow business by double digits annually. From September 2013 to April 2015 (1 year 8 months) Hong KongCountry Manager, Korea / Manager, Sales & Marketing, APAC @ Part of a global printing group with over US$18 billion in sales serving companies and institutions and their legal and banking advisors in Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, New York and London and other financial hubs.
Provided professional solutions to most bulge bracket banks in Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore, top law firms and corporate clients on a wide spectrum of financial documentation for debt and equity issuances, translation services and virtual dataroom. Drove business development, developed sales and marketing strategies, procured new and repeat business for key accounts across APAC. Spearheaded all sales and marketing activities for Korea. Closed over US$10 mil in sales in 2013 with additional US$8 mil in pipeline. Established brand name and presence in accounts previously neutral or adverse to using the services, now regularly receiving recommendations and referrals on repeat business. From January 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 8 months) Hong KongManager, Hosting Services @ Fastest growing company with largest market share in search-discovery technology sector, now part of Hewlett Packard. Annual revenues of $740 mil and employing a staff of >2000, develop and distribute infrastructure software for enterprises. The Hosting Services team is responsible for managing hosted eDiscovery SaaS solutions, which includes data processing, archiving, production and review software platforms for law firms and corporations.
Managed client services department consisting of 11 Client Directors, PMs and Case Admins in SF and London, directing them through 2 acquisitions and integration. Implemented workflow processes to concurrently manage 110 projects at $15+ mil across multiple product lines. Defined departmental goals to streamline inefficiencies in project management and product development testing – 30% increase in project cycle speed. Developed, integrated and ensured compliance with all quality control processes, including UAT plans. Responsible for prioritization and escalation of product design, customer feedback and weekly product launches. Managed centralized team and budget, including performance reviews, career planning, recruiting/training talent – resulting in highest retention rate in company. From January 2010 to November 2010 (11 months) San Francisco Bay AreaClient Director @ Managed team of 4 PMs and Case Admins, first in a tech startup environment, followed by an acquisition to a medium-size company and finally another acquisition by a large public company. Managed multi-million dollar projects, orchestrating all aspects of project planning and execution, including coordinating and guiding Sales, Engineering and Product Management teams in Boston, New York, Chicago, Texas, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and India. Directed project plans including scheduling, risk mitigation, workflow consultation and customer support strategies. Responsible for testing/release of weekly software upgrades. From December 2006 to December 2009 (3 years 1 month) Greater New York City Area, San FranciscoLanguage Solutions Consultant @ As an independent translation and localization project consultant, provided language solutions consulting services to top translations companies in NY, as well as corporates, including RR Donnelley GTS, Bowne Translations, Translations.com and Eriksen Translations. Formulated capability, benefits and competitive advantages of company’s services through research and fact-finding applicable business systems and industry standards. Advised operations managers and trained project managers on effective project management strategies and upgrades to CRM tool to increase productivity and decrease cost. From May 2005 to September 2006 (1 year 5 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Project Manager @ Merrill Corporation is a Forbes Private 500 company based in New York and London with offices worldwide and over 5000 employees. Merrill Brink International is the ISO-certified language solutions business within Merrill Corporation specializing in localization, translation, typesetting and interpreting in over 70 language pairs for the legal, financial services, advertising, healthcare and retail sectors.
Orchestrated and distributed translation of over 70 publications in over 50 language pairs, including the Tiffany & Co. Diamond book into 7 languages and major health insurance company marketing catalogues into APAC languages. Managed complex large-scale language solutions projects from inception to planning to resource coordination to delivery within the US as well as over 10 cities in Asia and Europe. Led integration and training efforts on project management processes, overall business strategy and software tools for Brinks International employees following their acquisition. Evaluated workflow processes and internal CRM software, measured team performance and implemented improved project strategies for maximizing profit. From August 2002 to May 2005 (2 years 10 months) Greater New York City AreaAccount Manager @ Private ISO-certified language solutions company based in New York with revenues of $10 mil. LanguageWorks delivers translation, page layout, audio-video production, website globalization and quality assurance services to the legal, marketing, financial services, life sciences and technology sectors.
Managed over 30 concurrent client accounts and over 100 complex multi-language projects, including the 19-language major international bank website localization project and localization production of major fast food TV commercials. Evaluated and delivered project requirements, resource allocation and customized solutions. Analyzed, tested and designed upgrades for internal CRM software. From October 2001 to August 2002 (11 months) Greater New York City Area
Management Certificate, Business Management @ University of California, BerkeleyB.A, French with focus in Economics @ Smith CollegeHigh School Diploma @ Seoul International SchoolJunior High Diploma @ International School of Manila Renee Soojin Paik is skilled in: Management, Sales, Business Development, Financial Printing, Capital Markets, IPO, Offering Circulars, M&A, Virtual Data Rooms, Marketing, Translation, Private Equity, Document Solutions, Data Management, Prospecting New Accounts, Manage Client..., Marketing Strategy, Product Management, SaaS, Outsourcing, Account Management, Project Management, Enterprise Software, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Team Management, CRM, New Business Development, Team Leadership, Negotiation, Litigation Support, Strategic Planning, Marketing Management, Change Management, Sales Management, Process Improvement, Direct Sales, International Sales, Global Business..., Strategy, Leadership