I close deals. Specifically, the kind that require someone who understands both the boardroom logic of a Fortune 500 headquarters and the on-the-ground realities of Korea’s highly localized data center ecosystem.
South Korea’s digital infrastructure market is one of the fastest-growing in Asia — and one of the hardest to navigate from the outside. Zoning regulations, power grid connection delays, and administrative friction create barriers that pure brokerage can’t resolve. What’s required is a strategic local partner who speaks both languages: the corporate language of global HQ and the operational language of Korean infrastructure.
My professional foundation is B2B strategy, cross-cultural negotiation, and brand management at multinationals most people recognize immediately — Johnson & Johnson Korea, Avon Products, Revlon, and Euro Pacific Links (France), where I led cross-border business development connecting European firms with Korean partners. That combination gave me something most infrastructure brokers don’t have: I know exactly how global boards evaluate risk, how compliance timelines shape decisions, and where deals quietly die before they reach a term sheet.
Today I lead the Data Center Division at KATIDC, one of Korea’s most active DC sourcing and consulting networks. I provide global hyperscalers, institutional investors, and enterprise operators with direct access to Korea’s supply-side pipeline — off-market sites, confidential RFPs, and active mandates that never reach the broader market.
From securing GPU-optimized high-density colocation to structuring master leases for megawatt-scale developments, I move complex infrastructure deals across the finish line without communication bottlenecks.
Core Expertise
Data Center Site Sourcing · Colocation & Master Lease Structuring · Regulatory & Permit Consulting · Cross-Border RFP Matching
Active Mandate
Currently facilitating a confidential placement for a premium 7MW AI-ready data center asset in Seoul’s core digital business district — GPU-optimized infrastructure rated at 40–150kW per rack, full Master Lease available. Detailed IM provided upon NDA execution.
Why I write this blog
Most published information about Korea’s data center market is either analyst-report abstraction or vendor marketing. Neither tells you what actually happens when you try to sign a colocation agreement here, why GPU servers get turned away at the door, or what regulatory changes have meant for operators on the ground.
I write from the supply side — from someone who has negotiated these contracts, navigated these regulations, and closed these deals. Every post on this blog exists to give you the information that doesn’t make it into analyst reports, so that when you’re ready to move on Korea, you already know who to call.
Get in touch
Michelle Choi (최경진)
Head of Data Center Infrastructure / Cross-Border Strategy Advisor
KATIDC
✉ mckatidc@gmail.com
🌐 www.katidc.com
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