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Chairman and CEO of NH NongHyup Financial Group
Lee Chan-woo
- Lee Chan-woo is Chairman and CEO of NH NongHyup Financial Group. He is strengthening internal controls with the goal of restoring trust in NongHyup Financial. He is focusing on improving overall profitability across NH NongHyup Financial Group and promoting “productive finance.” He was born on February 13, 1966, in Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from Busan National University High School and the Department of Political Science at Seoul National University. He earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and completed an MBA program at Yale School of Management in the United States. He entered public service through the 31st civil service examination and served at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, where he held posts including Director General for Future Society Policy and Director General for Economic Policy, before leaving government service after serving as Vice Minister-level Assistant. He later served as Chairman of the Gyeongsangnam-do Economic Innovation Promotion Committee, then joined the Financial Supervisory Service as Senior Deputy Governor and served as Acting Governor. In 2025, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of NH NongHyup Financial Group. He was the longest-serving Vice Minister-level Assistant since the launch of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and played a key role in shaping the foundation of economic policy in the early years of the Moon Jae-in administration. #LeeChanwoo #NHNongHyupFinancialGroup #NongHyupFinancial #KoreanFinance #FinancialRegulation #EconomicPolicy #InternalControl #ProductiveFinance #KoreaBanking #FinancialLeadership
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Chairman and CEO of NH NongHyup Financial Group
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Chairman of LG Group and CEO of LG Corp.
Koo Kwang-mo
- Koo Kwang-mo is the chairman of LG Group. He also serves as CEO of LG Corp., the holding company of LG Group. He places customers as the top priority, to the extent that he refers to employees as “customer value creators.” He was born on January 23, 1978, in Seoul, as the eldest son of Koo Bon-neung, chairman of Heesung Group, who is the younger brother of former LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo. In 2004, he was legally adopted by former chairman Koo Bon-moo. He graduated from Yeongdong High School in Seoul and earned a degree in computer science from Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States. He also studied in the MBA program at Stanford Graduate School of Business in the United States. He worked at LG Electronics before moving to a startup. After returning to LG Electronics, he served as managing director of the LG Synergy Team and head of the Information Display (ID) business at LG Electronics’ B2B Business Division. In 2018, he was appointed chairman and CEO of LG Corp. He places strong emphasis on execution and focuses on internal growth while also giving weight to cooperation with external partners. He is known for his modest, humble, and pragmatic mindset. #KooKwangMo #LGGroup #LGCorp #KoreanBusinessLeader #ChaebolLeadership #CustomerValue #LGChairman #CorporateGovernance #TechnologyManagement #PragmaticLeadership
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Chairman of LG Group and CEO of LG Corp.
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Vice Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group and Chairman of Hyundai Home Shopping
Chung Kyo-sun
- Chung Kyo-sun is Vice Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Home Shopping. He supports Chung Ji-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, overseeing overall group management and focusing on the group’s transformation into a “total life care company.” He was born on October 31, 1974, in Seoul, as the second son of Chung Mong-keun, Honorary Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group. He graduated from the Department of International Trade at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and completed an MBA program at Adelphi University in the United States. He joined Hyundai Department Store and worked in the Management Control Team and the Planning and Coordination Headquarters. He later served as Director in charge of planning, Head of the Strategic Planning Headquarters, and was promoted to Vice Chairman of Hyundai Department Store and Vice Chairman of Hyundai Green Food. As his father, Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-keun, stepped down from the front line of management, he opened the third-generation management era of Hyundai Department Store Group together with his older brother, Chung Ji-sun, Chairman of the group. Along with Chairman Chung Ji-sun, he oversees Hyundai Department Store as well as other distribution-related affiliates of Hyundai Department Store Group, including Hyundai Livart, Hyundai Everdigm, and Hyundai Green Food. He is described as modest. He is known for having a bold and decisive style. He has an excellent sense of art. #ChungKyoSun #HyundaiDepartmentStoreGroup #HyundaiHomeShopping #ViceChairman #KoreanRetail #FamilyBusiness #ThirdGenerationManagement #TotalLifeCare #HyundaiGreenFood #HyundaiLivart
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Vice Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group and Chairman of Hyundai Home Shopping
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Chairman of Shinsegae Group
Chung Yong-jin
- Chung Yong-jin is the Chairman of Shinsegae Group. Acting as the group’s de facto head on behalf of his mother, Lee Myung-hee, General Chairwoman of Shinsegae Group, he is in charge of E-Mart, one of the two main business pillars of the group alongside Shinsegae. He was born on September 19, 1968, as the first child among one son and one daughter of the late Chung Jae-eun, former Honorary Chairman of Shinsegae, and Lee Myung-hee, General Chairwoman of Shinsegae Group. He graduated from the Department of Western History at Seoul National University and the Department of Economics at Brown University in the United States. He began his professional career at Fujitsu Korea. After joining Shinsegae, he served as Vice President of the Management Support Office and later as Vice Chairman, before being appointed CEO in 2010. He also served as CEO of E-Mart, but stepped down from all CEO positions in 2013. In 2024, he was appointed Chairman of Shinsegae Group. As his younger sister, Chung Yoo-kyung, Chairman of Shinsegae, leads the department store and fashion businesses and is pushing for independence, he is focusing on the process of separating affiliated companies. #ChungYongjin #ShinsegaeGroup #EMart #KoreanBusinessLeader #RetailIndustry #FamilyBusiness #CorporateGovernance #Chaebol #SouthKoreaEconomy #Shinsegae
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Chairman of Shinsegae Group
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CEO and Chairman of Woori Financial Group
Yim Jong-ryong
- Yim Jong-ryong is the CEO and Chairman of Woori Financial Group. He was born on August 3, 1959, in Boseong, South Jeolla Province. He graduated from Seoul Youngdong High School and Yonsei University with a degree in economics. He went on to complete the program at Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Administration and earned a master’s degree in economics from Oregon State University. He entered public service through the 24th National Civil Service Examination. He served as Director General of the Financial Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Finance and Economy and worked as Senior Economic Secretary at the Blue House during the Lee Myung-bak administration. He later served as First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and ended his public service career as Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as Chairman of NH NongHyup Financial Group and as Chairman of the Financial Services Commission. He worked as a specially appointed professor at Yonsei University Graduate School of Economics and as an advisor at the law firm Yulchon, and was appointed Chairman of Woori Financial Group in 2023. In the final period of the Park Geun-hye administration, he was nominated as Prime Minister, but the nomination was nullified due to the president’s impeachment. During the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, he was offered the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs but declined. He is known for his strong mediation skills and has earned the nickname “Zhuge Liang of the financial sector.” #YimJongRyong #WooriFinancialGroup #KoreanFinance #FinancialPolicy #NHNongHyupFinancial #FinancialServicesCommission #KoreanEconomy #PublicServiceCareer #BlueHouse #KoreanBanking
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CEO and Chairman of Woori Financial Group
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Head of Kakao’s Future Initiative Center
Kim Beom-soo
- Kim Beom-soo is the head of Kakao’s Future Initiative Center. After creating and growing KakaoTalk, known as the “national messenger,” he rapidly expanded the company’s business areas into finance, content, and mobility. He was born on March 8, 1966, in Damyang, Jeolla Province, as the eldest son among two sons and three daughters. He graduated from Konkuk University High School attached to the College of Education in Seoul and from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Seoul National University. He earned a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Seoul National University’s graduate school. After working at Samsung SDS, he founded the game company Hangame in 1999. After merging Hangame with Navercom to establish NHN, he served as co-CEO, but later left the company due to differences of opinion with Naver GIO Lee Hae-jin and moved to the United States. After returning to Korea to pursue a mobile business, he launched the mobile messenger KakaoTalk. He merged with Daum Communications and changed the company’s name to Kakao. Due to health issues, he stepped down from his positions as chairman of Kakao’s board of directors and head of the management reform committee and withdrew from frontline management. He is standing trial without detention on charges of stock price manipulation related to SM Entertainment. He has a bold and easygoing personality, but also a competitive spirit, which leads him to make quick and decisive decisions. #KimBeomsoo #Kakao #KakaoTalk #ITentrepreneur #MobileMessenger #PlatformBusiness #NHN #Daum #KoreanTech #StartupFounder
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Head of Kakao’s Future Initiative Center
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CEO of Coupang
Harold Rogers
- Harold Rogers is Coupang’s interim CEO. He also serves as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel (CAO & General Counsel) of U.S.-based parent company Coupang Inc. An expert in the legal and compliance field, he is responsible for crisis management and resolution, and is known within Coupang as “Kim Beom-seok’s right-hand man.” He was born in 1977. He majored in English literature at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the United States and earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School. After working as a partner attorney specializing in corporate litigation and regulatory response at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, he served as Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at global telecommunications company Millicom. He joined Coupang Inc. in January 2020 and worked as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel (CAO & General Counsel), before being appointed CEO of Coupang Korea in December 2025. When a customer data leak incident broke out, Kim Beom-seok, the owner who serves as Chairman of Coupang Inc.’s U.S. headquarters, put him forward as Coupang’s interim CEO. He has taken on the task of normalizing the company by managing the situation and easing customer concerns. However, he has been criticized for further fueling public backlash against Coupang by making remarks that ignored Korean public sentiment and openly expressing dissatisfaction during a National Assembly hearing. #Coupang #HaroldRogers #KimBeomseok #CoupangInc #interimCEO #compliance #legalexpert #dataleak #corporategovernance #crisismanagement
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CEO of Coupang
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Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
Chung Eui-sun
- Chung Eui-sun is the Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. He is working to transform Hyundai Motor Group into a comprehensive smart mobility solutions company and is focusing on expanding the hydrogen ecosystem. He was born in Seoul on October 18, 1970, as the youngest child among three daughters and one son of Chung Mong-koo, Honorary Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. He graduated from Whimoon High School in Seoul and the Department of Business Administration at Korea University. He completed an MBA program at the Graduate School of Business at the University of San Francisco (USF) in the United States. After joining Hyundai Precision & Industry, he studied in the United States and then worked at the New York branch of Japan’s Itochu Corporation. He served as Deputy Head of Hyundai Motor’s Domestic Sales Division and Deputy Head of the Planning and Coordination Division of Hyundai-Kia Motors, before being appointed CEO of Kia Motors in 2005. As interest in autonomous driving grows among the industry and consumers, he faces the challenge of accelerating the pace of related technology development. He is often described as modest and humble. #ChungEuiSun #HyundaiMotorGroup #smartmobility #hydrogenecosystem #automobility #autonomousdriving #KiaMotors #HyundaiMotor #Koreabusiness #globalmobility
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Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
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Chairman of Celltrion Group
Seo Jung-jin
- Seo Jung-jin is the Chairman of Celltrion Group. He is pushing to transform Celltrion from a biosimilar company into a new drug development company. He was born on October 23, 1957, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. He graduated from Jemulpo High School in Incheon and the Department of Industrial Engineering at Konkuk University, and received a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Industry at Konkuk University. He began his professional career at Samsung Electro-Mechanics. He later moved to the Korea Productivity Center, where he was in charge of consulting for Daewoo Motors, and then joined Daewoo Motors as a planning and finance advisor. After the Daewoo Group was dismantled, he founded Nexol, the predecessor of Celltrion, in 1999 with around 10 former colleagues from Daewoo Motors. While searching for promising future industries, he discovered the potential of biosimilars, or copy versions of biologic drugs, and boldly entered the bio industry despite not having a background in the field. In 2012, he successfully developed the world’s first antibody biosimilar, Remsima, opening the door to the global market. In 2020, he stepped away from management as Celltrion Group established a professional management system, but returned in March 2023. Based on his distinctive strong drive, he is leading Celltrion’s business at the forefront. He is a workaholic who genuinely enjoys working. Seo Jung-jin #SeoJungjin #Celltrion #CelltrionGroup #biosimilar #biopharmaceuticals #Remsima #newdrugdevelopment #Koreabio #globalpharma #biotechleader
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Chairman of Celltrion Group
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Speaker of the National Assembly
Woo Won-shik
- Woo Won-shik is the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. As the head of the legislative branch, he has focused on ensuring the smooth operation of the National Assembly and discussing institutional reforms after going through a period marked by martial law and impeachment politics. He was born on September 18, 1957, in Seoul. He graduated from Kyungdong High School in Seoul and the Department of Civil Engineering at Yonsei University. While attending university, he was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with the movement demanding the resignation of Chun Doo-hwan. Due to forced conscription, imprisonment, and expulsion from school, he graduated from university 21 years later. He entered politics after being elected as a city council member in Nowon-gu, Seoul, in a local election. In the 2004 17th general election, he ran as the Uri Party candidate in Seoul Nowon Eul and was elected. He lost in the following general election but ran again and won. In the 18th presidential election, he participated as head of general affairs at the campaign headquarters of Moon Jae-in, the Democratic United Party candidate. During the Moon Jae-in administration, he served as the first floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. After being elected in the 22nd National Assembly election, he became a five-term lawmaker and was elected Speaker for the first half of the 22nd National Assembly. He drew public attention for his cautious and composed response as Speaker during the unprecedented situation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s December 3 declaration of emergency martial law. #WooWonshik #NationalAssemblySpeaker #SouthKoreanPolitics #DemocraticPartyofKorea #MoonJaeinAdministration #MartialLawCrisis #KoreanLegislature #FiveTermLawmaker #SeoulPolitics #InstitutionalReform
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Speaker of the National Assembly
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