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- CEO and President of POSCO E&C
  Song Chi-young
  
  Song Chi-young is CEO and President of POSCO E&C. He faces the tasks of preventing serious industrial accidents in advance, resolving structural problems that threaten safety, and improving the company’s sluggish business performance. He was born on November 19, 1964, in Busan. He graduated from Busan Dong High School and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pukyong National University. He completed an MBA program at the Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology). He joined POSCO and served as head of the Global O&M Group at the Steel Production Strategy Office and deputy head of the Safety and Environment Department. After serving as head of the Safety and Health Center and Chief Safety Officer (CSO) at POSCO E&C, he was appointed CEO and President of POSCO M-Tech in 2024. He later moved to POSCO and served as Vice President and head of the Equipment Reinforcement Task Force. In 2025, after President Chung Hee-min resigned following a series of worker safety accidents, Song was abruptly appointed CEO and President of POSCO E&C. He is serving as the 37th president of the Korea Gymnastics Association. #SongChiYoung #POSCOEC #POSCOMTech #POSCO #construction #industrialSafety #seriousAccidents #safetyManagement #KoreaGymnasticsAssociation #corporateLeadership
- Vice Chairman and CEO of BHI
  Lee Geun-heung
  
  Lee Geun-heung is Vice Chairman and CEO of BHI. He is working to strengthen the company's position in the global market for power generation equipment and heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs). He is also focusing on developing next-generation energy businesses, including green hydrogen and small modular reactors (SMRs), as well as expanding the company's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business. He was born on February 23, 1959. He graduated from Pusan National University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked at Poongsung Electric in the mechanical design and foreign procurement divisions. He co-founded BHI with former CEO Woo Jong-in and others and served as Vice Chairman. After Woo stepped down as CEO due to health issues, Lee took charge of management as CEO in 2025. He is an engineer-turned-executive with more than 30 years of experience in the power generation equipment industry. He helped elevate BHI's standing as the only company in South Korea to possess proprietary technology from all four of the world's leading HRSG technology providers. #LeeGeunheung #BHI #HRSG #powergeneration #energy #greenhydrogen #SMR #EPC #powergenerationequipment #engineering
- Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs at the Blue House
  Han Chan-sik
  
  Han Chan-sik is the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs in the presidential office under the Lee Jae-myung administration. He is responsible for completing prosecutorial reform ahead of the launch of the Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency in October 2026. He was born in Seoul in 1968. He graduated from Seongnam High School in Seoul and Seoul National University with a degree in judicial law, and received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in the United States. He passed the 31st National Bar Examination and completed the 21st class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute before beginning his career as a prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office in 1992. He served in positions including head of the Advanced Crime Investigation Division 1 at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, spokesperson for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, chief of the Anyang Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, and director-general of the Human Rights Bureau at the Ministry of Justice. After being promoted to chief prosecutor, he successively served as deputy chief prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, chief prosecutor of the Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, chief prosecutor of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, and chief prosecutor of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office. While serving as chief prosecutor of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, he directed the investigation into the Moon Jae-in administration's alleged "Environment Ministry blacklist." He left the prosecution ahead of Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration as prosecutor general. He worked as a managing partner at Amicus Law Firm before moving to Kim & Chang. In June 2026, he was appointed Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs in the Office of the President, succeeding former Senior Secretary Bong Wook. He is the son-in-law of Choi Byung-ryul, former leader of the Saenuri Party, now the People Power Party. #HanChan-sik #LeeJae-myung #SeniorSecretaryForCivilAffairs #prosecutorialreform #ProsecutionOffice #SeriousCrimesInvestigationAgency #SouthKorea #prosecution #KimAndChang #OfficeOfThePresident
- Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City
  Park Chan-dae
  
  Park Chan-dae is mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City. He is focusing his efforts on reviving the stagnant growth momentum of Incheon. He is also paying attention to resolving the city's fiscal deficit. He was born on May 10, 1967, in Michuhol District, Incheon. He graduated from Dongincheon High School in Incheon and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Inha University. He received a master's degree in business administration from the graduate school of Seoul National University. He worked as a certified public accountant at Sedong Accounting Corporation before working at Samil PwC, the Financial Supervisory Service and Hanmi Accounting Corporation. He ran in Incheon Yeonsu A constituency in the 20th National Assembly election and was elected to the National Assembly three consecutive times through the 22nd general election. He served as floor spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, senior vice chair of the party's Policy Committee, senior deputy floor leader for policy and a Supreme Council member before being elected floor leader in 2024. During the 21st presidential election, he served as standing general campaign chairman of the Democratic Party's Central Election Committee and played the role of the "front-line defender" for Lee Jae-myung, the party's presidential candidate. He was elected mayor of Incheon in the 9th nationwide local elections in 2026. #ParkChan-dae #Incheon #IncheonMayor #DemocraticParty #LocalGovernment #RegionalDevelopment #FiscalDeficit #NationalAssembly #LeeJae-myung #SouthKorea
- CEO of Orion Holdings and Vice Chairman of Orion
  Hur Inn-chul
  
  Hur Inn-chul is Vice Chairman of Orion Group. After Chairman Dam Chul-gon and Vice Chairwoman Lee Hwa-kyung, the owner couple, stepped down as registered directors, Hur has led the group’s efforts to identify new businesses and develop mid- to long-term growth strategies. He was born on March 26, 1960, in Masan, South Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from Masan High School and Yonsei University with a degree in business administration. After handling finance-related work at Samsung C&T, he moved to Shinsegae Group. He served as Vice President of Shinsegae’s Management Support Office, Vice President of Shinsegae Group’s Corporate Strategy Office, and President of the Corporate Strategy Office before being appointed CEO and President of E-Mart in 2012. In 2014, he joined Orion Group as Vice Chairman and has since served as CEO of Orion Holdings and overseen the overall management of Orion. At Orion Group, he spearheaded the establishment of a holding company structure, diversification of the business portfolio, and the group’s entry into the bio business. #HurInnchul #OrionGroup #OrionHoldings #Orion #businessstrategy #growthstrategy #portfolioDiversification #biobusiness #holdingcompany #corporatemanagement
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  - • "Only M&A Can Deliver" — Hur Inn-chul’s KRW 10 Trillion Dream for Orion Faces Shortage of Attractive Targets
- President and CEO of LG Energy Solution
  Kim Dong-myung
  
  Kim Dong-myung is CEO and president of LG Energy Solution. He was born on June 30, 1969. He graduated from Wooshin High School in Seoul and the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at Yonsei University. He earned master’s and doctoral degrees from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). He joined LG Chem as a researcher at its Battery Research Institute and worked as head of the Assembly Technology Team, head of the New Battery Applications Project Team, and the person responsible for polymer and creditworthiness development at the Small Battery Development Center. After serving as head of Small Battery Product Planning and head of the Small Battery Business Division, he was promoted to vice president and head of the Automotive Battery Business Division in 2020. He then moved to LG Energy Solution following its spin-off from LG Chem. In March 2024, he was appointed CEO and president of LG Energy Solution. With a background as a researcher, he has a deep understanding of the entire battery business, including not only development but also production and product planning. #KimDongmyung #LGEnergySolution #LGES #batteryindustry #electricvehiclebatteries #batteryresearch #materialsengineering #automotivebatteries #productplanning #batteryproduction
  NEWS
  - • LG Energy Solution Bets on Kim Dong-myung to Revive K-Batteries
- President of iM Bank
  Kang Jeong-hoon
  
  Kang Jung-hoon is president of iM Bank. He is focusing on expanding iM Bank’s sales network nationwide after the bank converted into a nationwide commercial bank. He was born in 1969. He graduated from Daewon High School in Seoul and Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in business administration. He completed an MBA program at the Graduate School of Business Administration at Daegu Catholic University. He joined Daegu Bank, now iM Bank, and later worked at DGB Financial Group, now iM Financial Group, as head of the New Business Department and head of the Future Strategy Department. He also served as head of Group Future Planning, head of the ESG Strategy Management Research Institute, and head of the Board of Directors Secretariat. After being promoted to executive vice president and head of the Management Planning Group at iM Bank, he was appointed president of iM Bank in 2026. He is regarded as a strategy specialist and financial expert at DGB Financial Group. #KangJung-hoon #iMBank #iMFinancialGroup #DGBFinancialGroup #DaeguBank #commercialbank #banking #financialstrategy #businessstrategy #finance
- President and CEO of Boryung and Boryung Holdings
  Kim Jung-gyun
  
  Kim Jung-gyun is CEO of Boryung. He also serves as Chairman of Boryung’s board of directors and CEO of Boryung Holdings. He is focusing on developing life science research infrastructure that uses the space environment into a long-term growth business. He was born on August 29, 1985, as the son of Kim Eun-sun, Chairwoman of Boryung Holdings. Kim Seung-ho, Honorary Chairman of Boryung Group, is his maternal grandfather. He graduated from the University of Michigan in the United States with a degree in industrial engineering and earned a master’s degree in social and administrative pharmacy from Chung-Ang University’s Graduate School of Food and Drug Administration. He worked at Samjong KPMG before joining Boryung. After working in strategic planning, production management and human resources, he took charge of overall management at Boryung Holdings. He was appointed CEO of Boryung Holdings in 2019 and has also served as CEO of Boryung since 2022. In 2026, he significantly strengthened his control over the group by becoming the largest shareholder of Boryung Holdings through the merger of Boryung Holdings and Boryung Partners. #KimJunggyun #Boryung #BoryungHoldings #BoryungGroup #spacebusiness #lifesciences #spaceresearch #healthcare #corporategovernance #pharmaceuticalindustry
- Governor of South Chungcheong Province
  Park Soo-hyun
  
  Park Soo-hyun is governor of South Chungcheong Province. He is working tirelessly in the field, regardless of location, to successfully complete the key tasks of the ninth popularly elected provincial administration. He was born on August 14, 1964, in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province. After graduating from elementary, middle and high school in Gongju, he entered the Department of Western History at Seoul National University but dropped out because of his involvement in the student movement. He graduated from the Department of Public Administration at Korea National Open University and earned a master's degree in public administration from Yonsei University's Graduate School of Public Administration. In the 19th National Assembly election, he ran as a candidate of the Democratic United Party, now the Democratic Party of Korea, in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, and was elected to the National Assembly for the first time. He failed to win in the 20th and 21st National Assembly elections. However, in the 22nd National Assembly election in 2024, he ran as a Democratic Party of Korea candidate in the Gongju-Buyeo-Cheongyang constituency in South Chungcheong Province and won a second term as a lawmaker. After serving as head of the Democratic Party of Korea's Strategic Public Relations Headquarters, he became the first presidential spokesperson of the Moon Jae-in administration. He served as chief of staff to National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, then became the inaugural chairman of the Korean Committee for UN-Habitat and chairman of the Democratic Party's Public Relations and Communication Committee before returning to the presidential office as Senior Secretary for Public Communication. After being appointed chairman of the Special Committee on Balanced Growth under the Presidential State Affairs Planning Committee, he explained the Lee Jae-myung administration's blueprint for managing state affairs. He is known for his easygoing and down-to-earth personality and is regarded as a politician who is well-liked across party lines for his gentle and measured way of speaking and strong ability to build personal relationships. #ParkSooHyun #SouthChungcheongProvince #Governor #KoreanPolitics #DemocraticPartyOfKorea #LeeJaeMyungAdministration #MoonJaeInAdministration #NationalAssembly #BalancedGrowth #RegionalDevelopment
- CEO of Intekplus
  Lee Sang-yoon
  
  Lee Sang-yoon is the CEO of Intekplus. He is focused on restoring profitability and establishing a stable foundation for growth by concentrating the company’s capabilities on semiconductor inspection equipment. He was born on July 23, 1967. He graduated from Kyunggi High School in Seoul and the Department of Mechanical Design at Seoul National University. He earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the graduate school of Seoul National University and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). In 1998, he joined Intek Engineering, the predecessor of Intekplus, as a senior researcher. After serving as head of the research institute and chief technology officer (CTO), he was appointed CEO in 2015. He took over management control after founder Lim Ssang-keun transferred most of his stake and retired. #LeeSangyoon #Intekplus #semiconductor #inspectionequipment #semiconductorequipment #profitability #businessgrowth #engineering #KAIST #corporategovernance

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