Joint Base was originally founded in Hong Kong in 1995 as a Steel Manufacturer. It remains a privately held company, owned by the Kim Family in South Korea.
In 2004, Dal Kim, the oldest son, added an Apparel Division. He ran and grew the business until receiving a fateful diagnosis in 2007. Prior to succumbing to cancer, Dal contacted his college friend Larry Hagen, who was then a Sr. Executive in the apparel industry. Larry was asked to continue Dal's legacy, by overseeing the Family owned "Joint Base Ltd" apparel business as CEO.
Since 2008, Larry grew the Joint Base apparel manufacturing and supplier business to include retailers worldwide. The brand is now a widely known and well-respected apparel and uniform vendor for retailers and ecommerce companies in the US and abroad.
In 2018 Larry was elected Acting Chairman/CEO by the Board, and in 2020 during COVID, Joint Base Ltd., began operating as Joint Base International Holdings Ltd.. At that time, Larry relinquished his CEO responsibilities of running the daily operations of the business. In February 2022 Larry was re-elected Chairman and CEO for another two-year term, and is actively mentoring two Kim family members to replace him.
