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- President and CEO of KG Eco Solution
  Park Saeng-geun
  
  Park Saeng-geun is president and CEO of KG Eco Solution. He is leading a business transformation centered on global bio marine fuel (BMF). He is also focusing on building supply networks with major domestic oil refiners and strengthening competitiveness in quality and production. He was born on January 9, 1973. He graduated from Hanyang University with a degree in chemical engineering and joined LG Chem as an engineer at an ABS plant. At LG Chem, he worked as a production team leader and planning team leader. He also served as head of the planning team in the Petrochemicals Division and as an ABS plant manager. He joined KG Eco Solution as chief operating officer (COO) in September 2025 and was appointed president and CEO in 2026. In his first year as CEO, he delivered results including operating profits across all business divisions. He is a chemical engineer and an expert in production and process management who spent 25 years moving between petrochemical operations and planning roles. He places great importance on operations in the field. #ParkSaenggeun #KGEcoSolution #BioMarineFuel #BMF #Petrochemicals #ChemicalEngineering #ProcessManagement #ProductionManagement #LGCheM #MarineFuel
- CEO of LS Cable & System
  Kim Woo-tae
  
  Kim Woo-tae is CEO and Executive Vice President of LS Cable & System. He is focusing on strengthening the company’s busduct production capacity in response to global demand from AI data centers. He regards safety as a key factor in the company’s competitiveness in winning global orders. He was born in May 1965. He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in electrical engineering and joined LS Cable & System. He served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Materials and Busduct Business Division and as Executive Vice President and Head of the Power Distribution Business Division. He also served as Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer (CHSEO) and was appointed one of LS Cable & System’s CEOs at the end of 2025. He concurrently serves as Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer and Head of the Power Distribution Business Division. He is a "one-club man" who has spent more than 30 years with LS Cable & System. He has expertise in power distribution, power infrastructure and busducts. He has strong drive and execution skills. #KimWooTae #LSCableSystem #busduct #AIdatacenter #powerdistribution #powerinfrastructure #safetymanagement #CHSEO #electricalengineering #LSGroup
- President and CEO of Korea Securities Finance Corporation
  Kim Jeong-kag
  
  Kim Jeong-kag is the President and CEO of Korea Securities Finance Corporation. He is working to strengthen the company’s core businesses, including the management of investor deposits and the provision of liquidity to securities firms. He is also focusing on expanding the company’s role into foreign currency financing and growth financing. He was born on April 25, 1969, in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province. He graduated from Cheongju High School and Seoul National University with a degree in economics. He earned master’s degrees in finance from the Graduate School of Business at Michigan State University in the United States and in public policy from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, respectively. He entered public service after passing the 36th Higher Civil Service Examination. He served as director of the Asset Management Division and the Industrial Finance Division. He also worked as Director General for Financial Policy for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Low-Income Households, Director General for Planning and Coordination, and Director General for Capital Markets Policy. He was appointed head of the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit and served as a standing commissioner of the Securities and Futures Commission. In June 2024, he was appointed President and CEO of Korea Securities Finance Corporation. He spent about 30 years at the Financial Supervisory Commission and the Financial Services Commission. Although his expertise as a former financial bureaucrat was recognized, his appointment also drew controversy at the time over allegations that he was a “parachute appointee” of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. #KimJeongkag #KoreaSecuritiesFinance #KSFC #capitalmarkets #financialpolicy #securitiesindustry #liquidity #investordeposits #foreigncurrencyfinance #growthfinance
- Chairman of E-Land Group
  Park Sung-soo
  
  Park Sung-soo is the chairman of E-Land Group. He faces the task of completing the improvement of E-Land Group's financial structure and the reorganization of its governance structure, which have remained unfinished for more than 10 years. He was born on March 1, 1953, in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province. He graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School and the Department of Architectural Engineering at Seoul National University. He started his clothing business with "England," a 2-pyeong clothing store he opened in front of Ewha Womans University. He later changed the company name to "E-Land" and founded the company. He expanded overseas operations, mainly in China, and grew the company through aggressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A), adding more than 20 brands and businesses, including NewCore, Haitai Distribution, Taechang, and Carrefour Korea. He built a corporate group spanning not only apparel but also restaurants, construction, hotels, resorts, department stores, and theme parks. He stepped down from frontline management in 2019, but as the largest shareholder, he continues to wield powerful influence. #ParkSungsoo #ELandGroup #ELand #NewCore #MergersAndAcquisitions #ChinaBusiness #Retail #Apparel #CorporateGovernance #BusinessLeadership
- President and CEO of Amkor Technology Korea
  Lee Jin-an
  
  Lee Jin-an is the president and CEO of Amkor Technology Korea. He is expanding the company’s facilities in Gwangju and Songdo, Incheon, to meet growing demand for advanced semiconductor packaging for AI and data centers. He was born on February 10, 1964. He majored in electrical and electronic engineering at Jeonbuk National University and completed an MBA program at Chonnam National University Graduate School of Business. He joined Anam Industrial and worked on semiconductor package development. After Anam Industrial’s semiconductor packaging business was transferred to U.S.-based Amkor Technology, he remained with the company as plant manager of the Gwangju facility. He later served as plant manager of the company’s China subsidiary and head of technology. As head of Amkor’s worldwide manufacturing operations, he managed the group’s global production network. In January 2025, he was appointed president and CEO of Amkor Technology Korea while continuing to oversee worldwide manufacturing. #LeeJinan #AmkorTechnologyKorea #AmkorTechnology #semiconductor #semiconductorpackaging #advancedpackaging #AI #datacenter #Gwangju #Songdo
- Vice Chairman and CEO of Sejin Heavy Industries
  Yoon Ji-won
  
  Yoon Ji-won is Vice Chairman and CEO of Sejin Heavy Industries. He was born on January 8, 1985, as the eldest son among the one son and one daughter of Yoon Jong-kuk, Chairman of Sejin Heavy Industries. He graduated from Hakseong High School in Ulsan and the College of Engineering at Purdue University in the United States, and earned a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Engineering Practice, Technology Management and Economics Policy at Seoul National University. He joined Sejin Heavy Industries as an executive director in 2016 and was registered as an inside director in 2021. As a second-generation owner-manager, he went through the process of succeeding management control, was promoted to Vice Chairman in January 2026, and was appointed co-CEO with independent representative authority in April. He is focusing on expanding the company’s global business by establishing a production base in Vietnam and securing an early lead in the next-generation eco-friendly equipment market, including liquefied hydrogen and LCO2. #YoonJiwon #SejinHeavyIndustries #shipbuilding #marineequipment #Vietnam #liquefiedhydrogen #LCO2 #ecoFriendlyEquipment #businessSuccession #globalExpansion
- CEO of Hanwha TotalEnergies
  Na Sang-seob
  
  Na Sang-seob is the CEO of Hanwha TotalEnergies. He leads Hanwha TotalEnergies as co-CEO alongside Senior Vice President Dominic Vincent. Amid a prolonged downturn in the petrochemical industry triggered by oversupply from China, he is focused on leading a recovery in business performance, responding to the government-led restructuring of the petrochemical industry, and shifting the company's business structure toward high-value-added and eco-friendly materials. He was born on October 21, 1965. He graduated from Dongsung High School in Seoul and earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Chung-Ang University. He earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Chung-Ang University's graduate school and a doctorate in chemical engineering from Seoul National University's graduate school. He joined Hanwha TotalEnergies and worked at its research institute and resin production sites. He served in charge of strategic planning and technology before becoming head of the company's manufacturing complex. He was appointed CEO of Hanwha TotalEnergies in 2024. An engineer by training with experience in research, planning and plant operations, he is an internally promoted leader who has spent 26 years at Hanwha TotalEnergies. #NaSangseob #HanwhaTotalEnergies #petrochemicals #chemicalengineering #businessrestructuring #highvaluematerials #ecofriendlymaterials #petrochemicalindustry #manufacturing #corporateleadership
- Chairman of the Chung-Ang University Foundation
  Lee Hyun-soon
  
  Lee Hyun-soon is chairman of the Chung-Ang University Foundation. He was born in Seoul on November 11, 1950. He graduated from Seoul High School and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. He earned master's and doctoral degrees in engineering from the graduate school of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY at Stony Brook). He worked in the engine development division at the GM Research Center. He later moved to Hyundai Motor, where he served as head of the Namyang R&D Center and head of the Powertrain R&D Center, and later as vice chairman overseeing research and development at Hyundai Motor. He then joined Doosan as an advisor and served as vice chairman in charge of technology. After serving as chairman of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), he has served as chairman of the Chung-Ang University Foundation since 2023. He is a career engineer who developed Korea's first domestically developed "Alpha Engine" while serving as vice chairman of Hyundai Motor. He is the first chairman from outside the owner family since Doosan Group acquired Chung-Ang University. He served as president of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers. He is a full member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea and also serves as chairman of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea. #LeeHyunsoon #ChungAngUniversity #HyundaiMotor #AlphaEngine #AutomotiveEngineering #ResearchAndDevelopment #Doosan #UNIST #MechanicalEngineering #EngineeringLeadership
- CEO of Kangwon Land
  Kim Do-gyun
  
  Kim Do-gyun is the CEO of Kangwon Land. He was born on July 4, 1965, according to the lunar calendar, in Sokcho, Gangwon Province. He graduated from Sokcho High School in Gangwon Province and was commissioned as an officer after graduating with the 44th class of the Korea Military Academy. He received a master's degree in political science and international relations from the graduate school of Korea University and completed doctoral coursework at Kyonggi University's Graduate School of Politics and Policy. After being commissioned as a second lieutenant, he was assigned as a platoon leader with the 9th Infantry Division, known as the White Horse Division. He later served as a battalion commander and regimental commander in the 62nd and 73rd Divisions and participated in inter-Korean military working-level talks as a member of the South Korean delegation. He served as head of the North Korea Policy Division under the Ministry of National Defense's Policy Planning Office, Secretary for Defense Reform at the National Security Office, and Director General for North Korea Policy at the Ministry of National Defense with the rank of major general. He retired from the military after serving as commander of the Capital Defense Command with the rank of lieutenant general and entered politics by joining the Democratic Party of Korea in 2023. In March 2024, he ran in the 22nd National Assembly election for the Sokcho-Inje-Goseong-Yangyang constituency in Gangwon Province but lost the election. After serving as security spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, he was elected chair of the party's Gangwon Provincial Chapter and served as co-chair of its Special Committee on National Defense and Security. In August 2026, he was appointed CEO of Kangwon Land. He was regarded as one of the military's leading experts on strategy toward North Korea. He faces the task of overcoming concerns over a controversial "parachute appointment" and his lack of industry expertise while successfully establishing Kangwon Land's "K-HIT Project." #KimDoGyun #KangwonLand #KHITProject #NorthKoreaStrategy #NationalSecurity #KoreaMilitaryAcademy #CapitalDefenseCommand #DemocraticPartyOfKorea #GangwonProvince #CasinoTourism
- CEO of Hyundai Transys
  Baek Cheol-seung
  
  Baek Cheol-seung is CEO and Executive Vice President of Hyundai Transys. He is focusing on strengthening profitability in the company's two core businesses of transmissions and seats through management centered on business fundamentals, while also working to shift its business structure toward hybrid and electric vehicle drive systems. He was born on April 22, 1968. He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in metallurgical engineering and earned a master's degree in metallurgical engineering from the university's graduate school. He joined Hyundai Motor Company, where he served as head of the Interior, Electrical and Electronics Parts Procurement Office and head of the Procurement Strategy Office. He later served as head of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC). He joined Hyundai Transys as an executive vice president and head of sales. He was later promoted to vice president and put in charge of business development. In November 2024, he was appointed CEO of Hyundai Transys. He is regarded as a procurement expert with extensive experience in both purchasing and overseas subsidiary management. #BaekCheolseung #HyundaiTransys #HyundaiMotor #AutomotiveIndustry #Transmission #AutomotiveSeats #HybridVehicles #ElectricVehicles #Procurement #Mobility

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