Seungduck Kim

Seung Duck Kim is a Principal Energy Specialist in the Energy Sector Office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the energy sector and international development. At ADB, he is responsible for energy project implementation, loan and grant processing and administration, and technical assistance. He currently leads ADB’s energy sector operations in Pakistan. From 2019 to 2021, he led ADB’s energy sector operations in Uzbekistan, focusing on sector reform, private sector participation, and the energy transition.

Before joining ADB, Mr. Kim served as Assistant Managing Director of Navanakorn Electric Co., Ltd. in Thailand from 2013 to 2014. Earlier, from 2003 to 2014, he was Senior Manager at Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd., where he led the development and implementation of overseas independent power producer (IPP) projects across multiple countries.

Mr. Kim holds a master’s degree in engineering from Stanford University in the United States and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Korea University in the Republic of Korea.