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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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- 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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  - • Nongshim Reconsiders ‘U.S. Third Plant’ as Shin Dong-won Weighs Response to ‘Trump Tariffs’
- CEO and President of SeAH Steel Holdings
  Lee Joo-sung
  
  Lee Joo-sung is CEO and president of SeAH Steel Holdings. Together with Lee Tae-sung, CEO and president of SeAH Holdings, he leads SeAH Group through “cousin management.” He was born on October 23, 1978, as the eldest son among the one son and one daughter of Lee Soon-hyung, chairman of SeAH Group. He graduated from Aiglon College in Switzerland and the University of Chicago in the United States, where he studied economics and East Asian studies. He completed an MBA program at Columbia Business School. He worked at consulting firm Accenture and Merrill Lynch Securities. He joined SeAH Holdings as head of the strategy team. After serving as head of planning at SeAH Besteel and vice president and head of planning at SeAH Steel, he became CEO and president of SeAH Steel Holdings in 2022. Beyond its existing business centered on steel pipes, he has worked to find eco-friendly future growth engines such as offshore wind power and to push through global trade barriers. He faces the task of quickly stabilizing SeAH Wind, the U.K. offshore wind power unit that has recently raised concerns due to a series of large contract cancellations, and turning it profitable. Managing financial risks is also seen as an urgent task. #LeeJoo-sung #SeAHSteelHoldings #SeAHGroup #SeAHSteel #SeAHBesteel #SeAHWind #offshorewind #steelpipes #cousinmanagement #financialrisk
- CEO of HPSP.
  Lee Choon-heung
  
  Lee Choon-heung is the CEO of HPSP. He is regarded as one of the world's leading experts in semiconductor packaging and is focused on strengthening the company's dominance in the global market. He was born on November 15, 1958. He graduated from Jangchung High School in Seoul and earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from Korea University. He received a master's degree in Physics from the graduate school of Korea University and went on to earn both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, United States. He served as Head of the Technology Research Institute at Amkor Technology Korea before moving to Amkor Technology's U.S. headquarters, where he worked as CTO and Vice President in charge of overseas manufacturing operations. In 2015, he was appointed President and CEO of Amkor Technology Korea. He later served as AP Global CTO at Lam Research, Global CEO of JCET Group, and Global CTO of JCET StatsChipPac. He was selected as Corporate Vice President and Senior Vice President (SVP) in charge of package and test technology development at Intel, and was recruited as CEO of HPSP in November 2025. He holds 38 semiconductor packaging-related patents in Korea and 21 patents in the United States under his own name. He also served as Chairman of the Incheon Semiconductor Forum. #HPSP #LeeChoonheung #SemiconductorPackaging #Intel #AmkorTechnology #LamResearch #JCET #StatsChipPac #SemiconductorIndustry #GlobalCTO
- CEO and President of POSCO Future M
  Eom Gi-chen
  
  Eom Gi-chen is CEO and president of POSCO Future M. He is moving in earnest into the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials business to respond to the expanding energy storage system (ESS) market, while also focusing on securing customers and developing technology in the anode materials sector. He was born in January 1966. He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in mechanical design. He joined POSCO and worked in the New Business Management Office, and served as head of POSCO’s subsidiaries in China and Vietnam, head of the Steel Planning Office and head of the Marketing Strategy Office. He moved to POSCO Future M, where he served as vice president and head of the Energy Materials Business Division. In March 2025, he was appointed CEO and president of POSCO Future M. He is also serving as chairman of the Korea Battery Industry Association. #EomGiChen #POSCOFutureM #LFP #cathodematerials #anodematerials #ESS #batteryindustry #POSCO #KoreaBatteryIndustryAssociation #energymaterials

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