Dean Kil
Managing Director, Korea

Dean Kil, Managing Director of Taubman Asia’s Korea operations, and he is responsible for overseeing Taubman’s business development, operations and strategic partnerships in Korea. He previously served as Vice President and Partner Relations for the organization.

Dean has more than 17 years of experience in retail leasing and real estate management. Upon joining Taubman Asia in 2008, Dean was a key contributor to the leasing and management of the company’s first shopping mall project, IFC Mall (Seoul), for which Taubman provided development services to a consortium led by AIG Real Estate. He then went on to play an instrumental role in the development of the super-regional malls - Starfield Hanam which celebrated its grand opening in 2016 - and Starfield Anseong which opened in 2020. Both projects were developed in conjunction with Taubman Asia’s joint venture partner Shinsegae Group.

Prior to joining Taubman, Dean was a leasing executive within the Shinsegae Simon JV. In this role, he was responsible for leasing and property management at the first Premium Outlets Center in Yeoju, South Korea. He was also head buying and marketing manager for the duty-free business at Hotel Shilla.

Dean studied in Japan, earning a bachelor’s of economics from Aoyama Gakuin University, and is a graduate of the School of Commercial Science at Waseda University. He is a member of Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC).