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- CEO, Hanwha System
  Yang Ki-won
  
  Yang Ki-won is CEO of Hanwha System. He was born on May 20, 1970. He graduated from Gunsan Dong High School in North Jeolla Province and Chung-Ang University with a degree in chemical engineering. He joined Hanwha Chemical. He worked as head of the VCM Team at its Ningbo subsidiary in China and as head of the Business Development Team. He moved to Hanwha Total (now Hanwha TotalEnergies), where he served as head of the Technology Planning Team at the Daesan Plant and was responsible for logistics. He returned to Hanwha Chemical as head of the Business Development Office before moving to Hanwha Solution, where he became head of the Strategic Planning Office in the Strategy Division. After moving to Hanwha Corp.'s Global Division as head of business operations, he was appointed CEO of the Global Division in 2022. He served as CEO of Hanwha Momentum and head of Hanwha Impact's Business Division before taking office as CEO of Hanwha System in September 2026. He is considered a close associate of Kim Dong-kwan, executive vice chairman of Hanwha Group. Hanwha System is the first defense affiliate he has led as one of the group's key strategists. #YangKiWon #HanwhaSystem #HanwhaGroup #HanwhaChemical #HanwhaTotalEnergies #HanwhaSolution #HanwhaMomentum #HanwhaImpact #KimDongKwan #ExecutiveProfile
- President of Sookmyung Women's University
  Moon Si-yeun
  
  Moon Si-yeun is president of Sookmyung Women's University. She was born in Seoul on September 11, 1965. She graduated from Eunkwang Girls' High School in Seoul and Sookmyung Women's University with a degree in French language and literature. She earned a master's degree in theater studies and a doctoral degree in literature from Paris III University in France. She was appointed professor in the Department of French Language and Culture at Sookmyung Women's University. After serving as director of the Institute of Korean Culture Exchange and director of the Central Library, she was elected president of the university in 2024. She served as president of the Korean Society of French Cultural and Artistic Studies and the World Association for Hallyu Studies. She currently serves as president of the Korea-France Association. #MoonSiYeun #SookmyungWomensUniversity #UniversityPresident #FrenchCulture #FrenchLiterature #HallyuStudies #InternationalEducation #KoreaFranceRelations #HigherEducation #AcademicLeadership
- CEO of LS Securities
  Hong Won-sik
  
  Hong Won-sik is CEO of LS Securities. He was born in Seoul on May 22, 1964. He graduated from Korea University with a degree in law and completed an MBA program at Carnegie Mellon University's business school in the United States. He began his career at the International Affairs Bureau of the Securities Supervisory Board and worked in the International Finance Team at LG Investment & Securities. He served as head of the Bank of Boston's Seoul branch and joined private equity firm Global & Associates when it was established. After Global & Associates acquired eTrade Securities (the predecessor of LS Securities), he was appointed an inside director. He was appointed CEO of eTrade Securities in 2013 and was reappointed for three consecutive terms, including after the company changed its name to eBEST Investment & Securities. He served as CEO of Hi Investment & Securities and returned as CEO of LS Securities in March 2026. He is working to restructure the company's business model from one centered on real estate project financing (PF) to traditional securities businesses such as investment banking (IB). #HongWonsik #LSSecurities #SecuritiesCEO #eTradeSecurities #eBESTInvestmentSecurities #HiInvestmentSecurities #InvestmentBanking #RealEstatePF #FinancialLeadership #CorporateRestructuring
- CEO of Ourhome
  Kim Tae-won
  
  Kim Tae-won is CEO of Ourhome. He was born on December 13, 1977. He graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in law. He worked at Lotte Group before joining Hanwha Galleria in 2016. He served as head of the Future Innovation Task Force Team (TFT) and head of the Strategy Office. He then moved to Hanwha Group, where he was in charge of strategy for the construction and service sectors. After returning to Hanwha Galleria, he served as manager of the Galleria Department Store Luxury Hall and head of Hanwha Galleria's Merchandising Division. As head of Hanwha Galleria's Future Business TFT, he led the development of new businesses in the retail and service sectors and was responsible for the practical work involved in acquiring Ourhome. He was appointed CEO of Ourhome after its acquisition was completed in 2025. He is a strategy expert in Hanwha Group's retail and service sectors. #KimTaeWon #Ourhome #HanwhaGroup #HanwhaGalleria #LotteGroup #SeoulNationalUniversity #CorporateStrategy #FoodIndustry #BusinessLeadership #CEO
- CEO of Samyang Corporation
  Lee Woon-ik
  
  Lee Woon-ik is CEO of Samyang Corporation. He also serves as head of Samyang Group's Chemical Group 1 and CEO of Samyang Innochem. He was born on June 30, 1967. He graduated from Hanyang University with a degree in business administration. He completed an MBA program at the Helsinki School of Economics. He joined Samyang Corporation and served as head of sales at the Advanced Materials Business Unit (AM BU) and head of Samyang EP Vietnam. He was appointed CEO of Samnam Petrochemical in 2022. He returned to Samyang Corporation and served as head of the AM BU and head of Chemical Group 1, while also taking charge as CEO of Samyang Innochem. He was appointed CEO of Samyang Corporation in March 2026. He is working to strengthen internal controls following penalties for price-fixing while increasing the proportion of high-value-added chemical materials in the company's business. #LeeWoonik #SamyangCorporation #SamyangGroup #ChiefExecutiveOfficer #SamyangInnochem #SamnamPetrochemical #ChemicalIndustry #SpecialtyMaterials #CorporateCompliance #BusinessLeadership
- CEO of Hanwha Galleria
  Kim Young-hoon
  
  Kim Young-hoon is CEO of Hanwha Galleria. He was born on August 1, 1966. He graduated from Seoul National University High School and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a degree in business administration. He joined Hanwha Group and worked mainly in planning and strategy at Hanwha Galleria, serving as head of the Strategy Team, head of the Strategy Office, and head of the Planning Office. After working at Hanwha Galleria Timeworld, he returned to headquarters and served as head of Hanwha Galleria's Strategic Planning Office. He was appointed CEO of Hanwha Galleria in 2023. He has worked closely with Kim Dong-seon, president and head of Future Strategy at Hanwha Group, for many years and has earned the trust of the controlling family. #KimYounghoon #HanwhaGalleria #HanwhaGroup #ChiefExecutiveOfficer #BusinessStrategy #StrategicPlanning #KimDongseon #RetailIndustry #CorporateLeadership #ExecutiveProfile
- Co-CEO and President of Hankook Tire & Technology
  Ahn Jong-seon
  
  Ahn Jong-seon is co-CEO and president of Hankook Tire & Technology. He also serves as head of the Management Innovation Division. He leads the company jointly with co-CEO Lee Sang-hoon. He was born on February 11, 1969. He graduated from Daekwang High School in Seoul and Seoul National University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University Graduate School and completed an MBA program at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in the United States. He worked as a researcher at Samsung Electronics and at global consulting firm McKinsey before joining Doosan Group. At Doosan Infracore, he worked in strategic planning at the Planning and Coordination Office and was responsible for IMO strategy. He served as senior vice president of Chinese subsidiary DICC and senior vice president in charge of China operations at the Construction Equipment Business Group (BG). After working in AM/PS at the Sales Division, he served as head of the Heavy Business Group (Heavy BG), which was responsible for medium and large construction equipment. He was recruited by Hankook & Company as president and chief operating officer (COO), concurrently serving as head of the Energy Solution (ES) Business Division. In 2022, he served as one of Hankook & Company's independently authorized CEOs before moving to Hankook Tire & Technology as president and head of the Management Innovation Division. He was appointed co-CEO in 2025. He oversees global innovation, research and development (R&D), purchasing, production and quality. #AhnJongSeon #HankookTireAndTechnology #CoCEO #ManagementInnovation #HankookAndCompany #DoosanInfracore #TireIndustry #ResearchAndDevelopment #GlobalManufacturing #ExecutiveProfile
- Chairman of HiteJinro Group
  Park Moon-deuk
  
  Park Moon-deuk is chairman of HiteJinro Group. He was born in Busan on October 22, 1950, as the younger of two sons and one daughter of Park Kyung-bok, honorary chairman of Chosun Brewery. He graduated from Paichai High School in Seoul and Korea University with a degree in business administration. He joined Chosun Brewery, which his father had acquired. He became CEO of Ilgwang Trading in 1981 and later served as CEO of Dongseo Glass Industrial. He returned to Chosun Brewery, served as executive vice president, and became president and CEO in 1991. He acquired Jinro in 2005 and, after converting the group into a holding company structure in 2008, merged Hite Brewery and Jinro to become chairman of HiteJinro and HiteJinro Holdings. He took Chosun Brewery, a perennial second-place company, to the top of the market with Hite. By acquiring Jinro, the leading soju company, he built HiteJinro into Korea's leading comprehensive alcoholic beverage company. #ParkMoonDeuk #HiteJinroGroup #HiteJinro #ChosunBrewery #HiteBeer #Jinro #KoreanLiquorIndustry #BusinessLeadership #CorporateHistory #CEOProfile
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- Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Samyang Foods
  Jeon Byung-woo
  
  Jeon Byung-woo is chief operating officer (COO) of Samyang Foods and chief strategy officer (CSO) of Samyang RoundSquare. He was born on September 15, 1994, to Jeon In-jang, former chairman of Samyang Foods, and Kim Jung-soo, vice chairman and CEO of Samyang Foods. He graduated from Columbia University in the United States with a degree in philosophy. He joined Samyang Foods as a department manager in its Overseas Business Headquarters. After serving as head of the Business Management Division, head of the Strategic Planning Division and head of the Strategic Operations Headquarters, he became CEO of Samyang AANI in 2022. He is also the second-largest shareholder of Samyang RoundSquare, the group's holding company, with a 24.2% stake. #JeonByungwoo #SamyangFoods #SamyangRoundSquare #ChiefOperatingOfficer #ChiefStrategyOfficer #SamyangAANI #ColumbiaUniversity #CorporateLeadership #BusinessManagement #KoreanFoodIndustry
- President and CEO of Samsung C&T Resort Group and Samsung Welstory
  Song Kue-jong
  
  Song Kue-jong is president and CEO of Samsung C&T Resort Group. He also serves as president and CEO of Samsung Welstory. He was born on July 18, 1968. He graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in business administration and joined the Management Control Team of Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group. He worked on the Management Diagnosis Team of the Future Strategy Office, which served as a control tower at Samsung Electronics, before returning to Samsung C&T, where he served as head of the Management Support Team, head of the Business Support Team and head of the Management Support Office of the Engineering & Construction Group. He was promoted to executive vice president of Samsung C&T and served as chief financial officer (CFO) and head of the Corporate Planning Office. After being promoted to president, he was appointed CEO of Samsung C&T Resort Group and CEO of Samsung Welstory in March 2026. #SongKuejong #SamsungCT #SamsungCTResortGroup #SamsungWelstory #FinanceExecutive #CorporateStrategy #CFO #Everland #Foodservice #ExecutiveProfile

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