Sung Hee Han
Fractional Chief Cross-Cultural Officer and Executive Coach
Sung Hee is an ICF-certified executive coach with over 20 years of global leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies. Specializing in FMCG and Hi-Tech, she empowers senior leaders to enhance their impact, manage stakeholders, and drive DE&I initiatives.
With expertise in cross-cultural leadership, she has conducted over 1,300 coaching sessions since 2019, helping organizations cultivate inclusive and effective teams, navigate complex global dynamics.
Sung Hee is committed to empowering leaders to become global influencers through tailored programs, including training sessions, workshops, and individual or group coaching.
Sung Hee Han
“We should compete with the strength of our perspectives, not with the eloquence or loudness of our voices—especially when English is our second language.”
CATALYST
Sung Hee is a growth catalyst. As an ICF-certified executive coach, she supports leaders and organizations in maximizing their growth potential and strengthening their effectiveness through tailored coaching sessions and leadership development programs.
She leverages her extensive global leadership experience and cross-cultural expertise to empower individuals and organizations.
Her inspirational approach fosters inclusion, drives impactful leadership, and cultivates a culture of mutual understanding and growth across diverse teams and industries.
Education
2023
Coach Certifications
Birkman Method Certification. Hogan Assessment Certification. Professional Certified Coach (PCC) at International Coaching Federation (ICF)
1998
Sogang University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing
1992
Ewha Womans University
BA, English Literature
Experience
Since 2019
2016-2018
Samsung Electronics
Corporate VP, Marketing, Korea
2010-2015
The Coca-Cola Company
Global Marketing Director, USA
Skills
Executive Coaching
Cross-Culture Awareness
Business & Strategy
Core Competency
Developing Global Leadership
Leveraging her extensive global leadership experience, she supports and develops individuals and organizations to be truly global players.
She helps them navigate global corporate and East-West cultural dynamics.
Elevating Functional Leaders to Business Leaders
As an ICF-certified coach, she specializes in developing senior leaders' abilities to influence, impact, and manage stakeholders effectively.
Empower highly skilled experts moving into leadership.
Integrating Diverse Cultures
Sung Hee is adept at cultivating DE&I leadership, promoting inclusive organizational cultures, and driving initiatives that support equity and diversity.
She excels in navigating and bridging cultural differences to foster inclusive and effective leadership across diverse teams.
THE
NUMBERS
EMPOWERING LEADERS
1300
Sung Hee has supported leaders and organizations through tailored coaching sessions and leadership development programs. Since 2019, she has conducted 1300+ group and individual sessions for clients from more than 15 countries, spanning diverse industry sectors, including startups. Over 60% of her clients are female, with many holding senior management positions or higher.
EXPERIENCE
27
Before transitioning to executive coaching, Sung Hee held marketing and business leadership roles at several Fortune 500 companies. With extensive senior leadership experience, Sung Hee now empowers functional leaders to elevate their skills, become impactful business leaders and people, and drive greater influence.
GLOBAL CULTURES
6
Sung Hee has lived and worked in six countries— the US, the UK, Australia, China, Taiwan, and Korea—gaining deep insights into helping global corporations develop their leadership pipelines and foster genuinely inclusive cultures.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
2
Sung Hee operates from two offices, one in Atlanta, US, and the other in Seoul, Korea, dividing her time between these locations to efficiently serve her global clients in the region.
Happy Clients
What they're saying
“Sung Hee is a phenomenal career coach and invaluable resource, particularly when you were born and raised in an Asian culture and need career advice working for a global company. I took different career coaching sessions recommended by my business school and other resources, and she is the best. She understands my pain points and she provides an excellent model and actionable direction for how I should work, look and relate to others. She is also highly professional and organized, and has a unique insight into my capabilities. She taught me how to effectively influence others and exercise my leadership and I would highly recommend her to anyone at any stage of their career. ”
— Senior Manager, Global Company in the US
“Sung Hee’s insights and advice helped me better express myself and improve my executive presence in front of senior management. She understands the culture differences and was able to offer constructive feedback on my management skills, such as how to develop junior team members, how to improve team performance, and how to have an effective KPI discussion. She is a great listener and is able to find my strength in my stories and experiences, explore my unique qualities as a team leader, and tailor her suggestions and advice to my specific needs and situations. I would highly recommend her for any career counselling.”
— Vice President - US business, Global Tech Company
“Coaching sessions spent with Sung Hee are not only motivating, insightful and relaxing - she is able to draw out the genuine you and your strengths. With keen observation and active listening, she goes through layers to pull ideas/thoughts/feelings from within you to connect and reformat that gives introspection, clarity and perspective. Most importantly, the motivation and courage that one will act to bring about the change, no matter big or small. Metaphorically, Sung Hee is a like a composer drawing together seemingly scattered dots with broad strokes, connecting these dots to become musical notes, resulting in a masterpiece. Akin to her is her ability to help you become a better you leveraging what is already there inside of you.”
— Asia Pacific Senior Director, at fortune 100 Global Company
“My coaching sessions with Sung Hee helped me greatly when I was going through dramatic career changes; she helped me navigate and have self-reflections to see things clearly and to think through about the next chapter of my life. Her professional experience and global career also helped me see things from different perspectives. She also understands the difficulties and struggles for those who work in foreign countries and cultures. I hope many others who need a great coach to develop themselves and enhance their leadership capabilities, find Sung Hee. I wish her all the best. High-five to everyone. ”