White Sky
Brian Chung
Chief Business Development Officer
15+ years building and scaling businesses across Asia.
The operator who turns technology into scalable businesses and durable market presence.
Brian Chung is a serial entrepreneur and operating executive with more than 15 years of experience across technology, food and beverage, manufacturing, robotics and automation. He has built and scaled businesses across South Korea and Hong Kong, combining hands-on execution with commercial strategy, partner development and P&L leadership. His track record includes helping scale Cafe Whale to approximately 600 operating locations, building Releasetech's autonomous cafe systems to more than 300 deployments, and growing Lik Tin F&B Group from one restaurant to more than seven locations.
Business development
Zero-to-scale execution
Builds ventures from concept through commercialization, market development and multi-site expansion.
Robotics commercialization
Designed, manufactured and deployed automated barista and dessert systems across more than 300 locations.
Operating leadership
Executive management, manufacturing, franchise operations, partnerships and full P&L responsibility.
Korea-to-global bridge
Korean technology access plus operating experience in Hong Kong and international markets.
Strategic relationships
Secured and supported partnerships with major corporates and investors, including Hyundai and GS Group.
Commercial pattern recognition
Aligns products, channels, franchises and institutional partners to create repeatable growth.
Selected track record
Cafe Whale, South Korea
Co-CEO, 2024 to 2025. Helped scale the autonomous cafe network to approximately 600 operating locations and supported strategic investment from Hyundai and GS Group.
Releasetech, South Korea
CEO, 2019 to 2024. Designed and manufactured Korea's first fully automated robotic barista and dessert systems; expanded deployment to more than 300 locations.
Lik Tin F&B Group, Hong Kong
CEO, 2016 to 2019. Expanded from one restaurant to more than seven locations and developed multiple award-winning brands.
Lik Tin Century Group, Hong Kong
COO, 2014 to 2019. Built the client base from inception to more than 2,000 active clients across consulting, company formation, visa and property-management services.
Commercial focus
Brian brings the market-building capability to establish a commercial presence in Korea and connect Korean robotics, AI and automation companies with buyers, partners and institutions across international markets. His value is practical: source the right technologies, structure strategic partnerships, convert opportunities into commercial agreements, and build the operating platform required for long-term expansion.