Kang-Ki Lee

Senior Vice President of HPS, AVL List GmbH

Professor Kang-Ki LEE is currently working as senior vice president responsible for High Power Systems at AVL List GmbH in Austria since 2019 and as managing director of AVL Zöllner Marine GmbH in Kiel, Germany. In parallel serving as Partnership Associate Professor at Klaipeda University contributing EU Erasmus+ program.


Kang-ki Lee studied mechanical engineering at MSc till 1995, adding management skills through Advanced Industrial Program at Seoul National University in 2007 and the executive management course by German based MAN Group through Corporate Program with WHU, Germany and Said Business School of Oxford University, UK till 2010.

He worked as president of MAN Diesel Korea Ltd since 2007 responsible for internal combustion engine business unit besides as a head of Turbo-machineries business unit of MAN Group for F. East Asia till 2012, also serving as a professor of Korea Maritime & Ocean University teaching internal combustion engine and power systems besides research activities and project leader on validation program of new technology for several governmental projects during 2012 till 2018.

His major research interest is on Emission, Energy Trend focus on LNG & Alternative Fuels, Future Technology of Logistics & Transportation, & Convergent Offshore Plants. Developed and patented “Prompt port Facility”.

He is also a project leader of the World first LNG fueled ship development for Northern America and World first & largest LNG fueled bulk carrier upon IMO IGF Code and leading Green Energy Center.

Professor Lee is currently working as vice chair of CIMAC GHG Strategy WG, member of Go-LNG Baltic Sea, Kormarine Committee, New Logistics Technology