Tony Kang

Tony Kang has served as the Managing Director of Stanton Chase Korea since 2011. Prior to joining Stanton Chase, he built more than 23 years of leadership experience with leading multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies in both Korea and the United States.

During his corporate career, Tony held senior leadership roles across sales, marketing, and general management. At Eli Lilly Korea, he worked in sales and marketing, leading initiatives to promote Lilly’s innovative healthcare products. He was later appointed Marketing Manager at Eli Lilly’s global headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he worked for two years.

After returning to Korea, Tony served as General Manager of Allergan Korea (now part of AbbVie) and subsequently as Country Manager of Carl Zeiss Vision Korea. Throughout his industry career, he developed extensive leadership, commercial, and operational expertise, along with a strong track record of business growth and organizational leadership within the healthcare sector.

Over the past 17 years at Stanton Chase Korea, Tony has successfully transitioned his corporate leadership background into executive search and leadership advisory services. He specializes in executive search, executive assessment, and leadership consulting across the Industrial, Healthcare, and Consumer sectors. He is widely recognized as a trusted advisor to multinational corporations and Korean enterprises seeking senior leadership talent.

Tony is a certified assessor for Hogan Assessments and Hofstede Insights Organizational Culture Assessments and is also certified in Gallup Strengths Coaching.

He holds an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Jeonbuk National University.