許正昌 Andrew KOH

JOB TITLE
Executive Director
DEPARTMENT
State of Hawaii Office in Taipei/
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
  • Mandarin
  • English
State of Hawaii Office in Taipei
PERSONAL BIO

Andrew Koh is the Executive Director of the State of Hawai‘i Office in Taipei, where he serves as a bridge between Hawai‘i and Taiwan—advancing tourism, investment, trade, education partnerships, and sister-city/sister-state relationships. He also leads Hawai‘i’s destination marketing efforts in Taiwan as Managing Director of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) – Taiwan Office, working closely with airlines, travel trade, media, and key partners to strengthen Hawai‘i’s brand and rebuild demand. In addition, he is Executive Director of Meet Hawai‘i Asia Pacific, driving meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) business and strategic partnerships across the region to generate high-value visitation and measurable economic impact for Hawai‘i.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
  • Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Taiwan
    • Managing Director (2025 – Present)
    • Managing Director (2014 – 2019)
  • Executive Director, State of Hawai‘i Office in Taipei, Taiwan (2025-  Present)
  • Executive Director, Meet Hawai’i Asia, Asia/Oceania (2019 – Present)
  • Vice President, JWI Marketing, Taiwan (2013 – 2019)
  • Vice President, Xin Media, Taiwan (2013 – 2019)
  • Manager, Lion Travel Group, Taiwan (2009 – 2013)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
  • Bachelor in Commerce, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
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