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Prime Minister nominee of the Republic of Korea
Han Seong-sook
- Han Seong-sook is the nominee for Prime Minister in the Lee Jae-myung administration. She was born on June 20, 1967, in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. She graduated from Uijeongbu Girls' High School and earned a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Sookmyung Women's University. She began her professional career as a reporter for Mincom, a computer magazine. She later served as head of the public relations team at Nanum Technology. She joined search portal Empas as a founding member and served as head of its Search Business Division. After Empas was acquired by SK Communications, she moved to NHN, the predecessor of Naver, where she worked as head of the Search Quality Center, head of Service Division 1, and executive director overseeing services. In 2017, she was appointed CEO of NHN. Following the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, she was appointed as the first Minister of SMEs and Startups. At the time, she held assets worth KRW 44.0 billion (US$ 31.7 million), making her the wealthiest ministerial nominee in the Lee Jae-myung administration. In June 2026, following Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, President Lee Jae-myung nominated her as the candidate for prime minister, and she is now preparing for a National Assembly confirmation hearing. #HanSeong-sook #LeeJaeMyung #PrimeMinisterNominee #SouthKoreaPolitics #Naver #NHN #MinisterOfSMEsAndStartups #Empas #KoreanGovernment #TechIndustryLeader
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Prime Minister nominee of the Republic of Korea
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CEO of Neosem
Yeom Dong-heon
- Yeom Dong-heon is the CEO of Neosem. He was born in August 1958. He graduated from the Department of Avionics Engineering at Korea Aerospace University and completed an MBA program at Yonsei University Graduate School of Business. He joined Samsung Electronics and worked in its semiconductor division. He later worked as an engineer at Schlumberger ATE Korea, a global semiconductor testing company under Schlumberger (now SLB), and then moved to Teradyne Korea, where he served as Sales Manager. He returned to Schlumberger ATE Korea and served as the head of its Korean subsidiary. In 2002, he founded Neosem, a semiconductor testing specialist company. He is known for his ability to identify technology trends and for his persistence as an engineer. Under his leadership, Neosem has grown into a specialized semiconductor tester company that leads global standards. He now faces the challenge of proving visible growth based on solid business fundamentals to the market. #Neosem #YeomDongheon #SemiconductorTesting #SemiconductorEquipment #SLB #Teradyne #SamsungElectronics #SemiconductorIndustry #TechnologyLeadership #GlobalStandards
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CEO of Neosem
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CEO of XGate
Ju Gab-soo
- Ju Gab-soo is the CEO of XGate. He is expanding the company beyond its leadership position in South Korea’s internet personal information security VPN market into next-generation fields such as quantum security and home networking. He was born on January 25, 1975. He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked as a network engineer at Datacraft Korea and Pan World Networks. In 2001, he founded the security company NexG. After stepping down as CEO 10 years later, he launched XGate and embarked on a new entrepreneurial challenge. XGate became part of Gabia in 2016, and he has continued to serve as CEO, leading the company with a technology-focused management approach. #XGate #JuGabsoo #Cybersecurity #VPN #QuantumSecurity #HomeNetworking #NetworkSecurity #Gabia #NexG #InformationSecurity
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CEO of XGate
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President of Seoul National University Hospital
Paik Nam-jong
- Paik Nam-jong is the president of Seoul National University Hospital. He is focusing on strengthening Seoul National University Hospital’s status as the nation’s central hospital and on medical innovation, including digital healthcare. He was born on January 9, 1966, in Seoul. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine and earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in medicine from Seoul National University Graduate School. In 2001, he was appointed professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine. He worked as head of the Medical Data Information Center, chief of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and head of the Medical Cooperation Center at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. He later served as head of public relations, head of planning and coordination, and head of the public healthcare project group before becoming president of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. In May 2026, he was appointed president of Seoul National University Hospital. He is an authority in the field of neurorehabilitation who has devoted himself to research on rehabilitation treatment for functional recovery in stroke patients and the development of neuromodulation technology. He is a full member of the National Academy of Medicine of Korea. He served as president of the Asia-Oceanian Society for NeuroRehabilitation and chairperson of the Korean Society for NeuroRehabilitation. He is serving as president of the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation. #PaikNamjong #SeoulNationalUniversityHospital #SNUH #digitalhealthcare #medicalinnovation #neurorehabilitation #strokerehabilitation #rehabilitationmedicine #neuromodulation #NationalAcademyofMedicineofKorea
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President of Seoul National University Hospital
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CEO of Semifive
Cho Brandon
- Cho Myung-hyun, also known as Cho Brandon, is CEO of Semifive. He is focusing on strengthening the company’s design house capabilities by internalizing technology and securing design talent through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He was born in August 1980. He graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Electrical Engineering. He earned master’s and doctoral degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. He worked for the Boston Consulting Group in the United States for six years, handling corporate consulting. After serving as head of the Korean branch of U.S. semiconductor fabless company SiFive, he returned to Korea and co-founded Semifive with SiFive through an equity investment. He has both engineering and strategic consulting capabilities. He has a sharp eye for the market and a strong sense for investment. #ChoMyungHyun #ChoBrandon #Semifive #semiconductor #designhouse #M&A #SiFive #MIT #BostonConsultingGroup #fabless
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CEO of Semifive
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President and CEO of GC
Heo Yong-jun
- Heo Yong-jun is President and CEO of GC (Green Cross Holdings). He was born on June 14, 1974, as the third son of the late Heo Young-sup, founder and chairman of the GC Green Cross Group. He leads the company together with his uncle, Heo Il-sup, Chairman of GC (Green Cross Holdings), under a co-CEO structure. He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Earth Science and completed an MBA program at the University of Wisconsin Business School in the United States. He joined Green Cross Holdings and worked in the Corporate Planning Office. He later served as Executive Managing Director and Vice President of the Management Administration Office at Green Cross Holdings before being appointed CEO of GC (Green Cross Holdings) in 2017. He was subsequently promoted to President. As a third-generation member of the founding family, he is regarded as a strategist overseeing the group's overall financial restructuring, business portfolio reorganization, and organizational culture innovation. He has been leading the company's transformation into a “smart global holding company powered by AI.” Alongside improving business performance, his key challenges include streamlining the group's complex affiliate structure and managing risks related to the management control stake held by his uncle, Chairman Heo Il-sup. #GC #GreenCross #HeoYongjun #GCHoldings #Healthcare #Biopharmaceuticals #CorporateStrategy #AITransformation #FamilyBusiness #SouthKoreaBusiness
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President and CEO of GC
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Chairman of Taewoong.
Huh Yong-do
- Huh Yong-do is chairman of Taewoong. He is focusing on securing an early lead in the special forging market for next-generation energy sectors such as offshore wind power and SMR. He was born on January 19, 1948, in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from Jinju Agricultural and Forestry High School and Chinju National University of Education. He transferred to Dong-A University and graduated from the Department of Economics. He worked as a teacher before entering the forging business. In 1981, he founded Taewoong, which produces energy and industrial forged products based on open-die forging technology. He stepped down as CEO in 2016 and has since served as chairman. He is preparing succession for his eldest son, President Huh Wook, and his second son, Director Huh Wan. He served as chairman of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chairman of the Busan Automobile Parts Industry Cooperative, vice chairman of the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association, and vice chairman of the KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association. #HuhYongdo #Taewoong #forging #offshorewind #SMR #specialforging #energyindustry #openDieForging #BusanChamber #succession계획
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Chairman of Taewoong.
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President and Head of the MS Business Division at LG Electronics
Park Hyoung-sei
- Park Hyoung-sei is President and Head of the MS (Media Entertainment Solution) Business Division at LG Electronics. He is focusing on transforming LG Electronics' TV business into a service platform business centered on media and entertainment. He is expanding the scope of webOS beyond smart TVs to monitors, digital signage, and in-vehicle infotainment systems, broadening the company's service ecosystem. He was born on April 18, 1966. He graduated from John Glenn High School in the United States and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Michigan State University. He later completed an MBA program at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. After joining LG Electronics, he served as Head of the DTV North America Group, Head of TV North America Marketing, and Head of IT Marketing. He later worked as Head of the HE Overseas Sales Group and Head of the HE Business Division before being promoted to president in 2023. He is known for speaking his mind when necessary and places strong emphasis on principles. #LGElectronics #ParkHyoungsei #webOS #SmartTV #MediaPlatform #EntertainmentServices #DigitalSignage #InVehicleInfotainment #ConsumerElectronics #BusinessLeadership
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President and Head of the MS Business Division at LG Electronics
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President and Chief Global Officer (CGO) of Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Kim Dong-won
- Kim Dong-won is President and Chief Global Officer (CGO) of Hanwha Life Insurance. As one of the three owner brothers of Hanwha Group, he oversees the group's financial business and has been leading Hanwha Life's overseas expansion as well as its entry into new financial businesses such as fintech. He was born in Seoul on August 20, 1985, as the second son of Kim Seung-youn, Chairman of Hanwha Group. He graduated from St. Paul's School in the United States and earned a degree in East Asian Studies from Yale University. He joined Hanwha L&C in 2014. He later served as head of the Digital Team at Hanwha Group's Corporate Planning Office and moved to Hanwha Life, where he worked in the Corporate Innovation Office. He went on to serve as Head of Future Innovation, Head of Overseas Business, and Head of the Future Innovation Division before being appointed Chief Digital Strategy Officer (CDSO). Since 2023, he has served as President and Chief Global Officer (CGO). He has a strong interest in fintech. Among Chairman Kim Seung-youn's three sons, he is often regarded as having the personality most similar to that of his father. #HanwhaLife #KimDongwon #HanwhaGroup #Fintech #GlobalExpansion #InsuranceIndustry #DigitalTransformation #FinancialServices #CGO #KoreanBusinessLeader
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President and Chief Global Officer (CGO) of Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
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Chairman of Nongshim Group
Shin Dong-won
- Shin Dong-won is Chairman of Nongshim Group. He oversees the management of Nongshim Holdings, the group's holding company. He has focused his efforts on continuously enhancing Nongshim's brand value in overseas markets. He has also devoted significant attention to diversifying the company's business structure by fostering new businesses such as health functional foods and alternative meat products. He was born on January 9, 1958, in Busan as the eldest son of the late Shin Chun-ho, the founder and Chairman of Nongshim Group. He graduated from Shinil High School in Seoul and earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Korea University. He later received a master's degree in International Trade from the Graduate School of Korea University. After joining Nongshim, he was appointed CEO of Nongshim Planning in 1996. He later served as CEO in charge of Nongshim's international business operations before being promoted to Vice Chairman and CEO of Nongshim. He also served as CEO of Nongshim Holdings. Although he became Chairman of Nongshim, he stepped down from the CEO position in 2022 and also relinquished his role as CEO of Nongshim Holdings. He is known for his quiet but strong leadership style. While he does not frequently appear in public, he has played a leading role in organizing social gatherings among business leaders. #Nongshim #ShinDongwon #NongshimHoldings #FoodIndustry #GlobalExpansion #HealthFunctionalFoods #AlternativeMeat #KoreanBusiness #CEO #FoodBusiness
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Chairman of Nongshim Group
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