The key point: Anthropic appoints KiYoung Choi, an experienced tech executive, as Representative Director for Korea to support strong growth in one of the world’s most active AI markets. Seoul office opening soon.
Anthropic is strengthening its presence in one of the world’s most active AI markets: KiYoung Choi becomes new Representative Director for Korea and will lead the planned Seoul office. The experienced technology manager brings more than three decades of leadership experience in Asia.
Korea counts among the world’s most dynamic markets for Claude.ai. According to Anthropic’s Economic Index, Koreans use Claude disproportionately – more than 3.5 times as frequently as the population size would suggest. Usage is heavily concentrated on technical and creative work.
KiYoung Choi joins from Snowflake to Anthropic, where he most recently served as General Manager for Korea. He brings extensive experience from leadership positions at Google Cloud, Adobe, Autodesk, and Microsoft. His focus lies on the digital transformation of large Korean enterprises – from cloud computing to AI adoption.
“Korea is one of the world’s most advanced AI markets, leading in hardware innovation, developer activity, and enterprise adoption,” says Choi. “Korean organizations combine technical depth with responsible technology use – that is exactly Anthropic’s approach. This alignment brought me to Anthropic.”
Already-established customers such as Law&Company and SK Telecom are successfully using Claude: Law&Company operates an AI legal assistant for lawyers with it, SK Telecom – Korea’s largest telecommunications company – uses Claude for customized customer service models.
The Seoul team will focus on partnerships with enterprises and startups, collaboration with government institutions, and support for the developer community. The official opening of the office will take place in the coming weeks with senior leadership from Anthropic’s headquarters.
Source: www.anthropic.com