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- President and CEO of HD Construction Equipment
  Moon Jae-young
  
  Moon Jae-young is president and CEO of HD Construction Equipment. He was born on August 4, 1969. He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in business administration. He joined Hyundai Heavy Industries, where he was responsible for general sales at its European subsidiary, planning, and construction equipment sales. In 2017, when Hyundai Heavy Industries spun off its construction equipment business to establish Hyundai Construction Equipment, he became head of sales strategy at Hyundai Construction Equipment. He later served as executive vice president and head of the Sales Division before becoming executive vice president and head of the Construction Equipment Business Division at HD Hyundai Infracore. In 2026, he was appointed the first president and CEO of HD Construction Equipment, the integrated company established through the merger of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore. He also serves as chairman of the Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association. #MoonJaeyoung #HDConstructionEquipment #PresidentAndCEO #HDHyundai #ConstructionEquipment #ExecutiveProfile #GlobalSales #BusinessLeadership #CorporateMerger #KOCEMA
- Co-CEO and Executive Vice President of Taekwang Industrial
  Jung In-chul
  
  Jung In-chul is co-CEO and executive vice president of Taekwang Industrial. He oversees new business development and strategy formulation. He leads the company alongside co-CEO Lee Bu-eui. He was born in Seoul on July 14, 1963. He graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in business administration. He earned a master's degree in business administration from Seoul National University's graduate school and completed doctoral coursework in business administration. He worked at United Consulting Group and the Boston headquarters of Monitor Company in the United States before serving as executive vice president of its Korean office and executive vice president of A.T. Kearney Korea. He served as senior vice president in charge of planning and overseas business at Daelim Corporation, and as head of the Planning and Coordination Division and head of the Management Improvement Task Force Team (TFT), with the rank of executive vice president, at STX. After joining CrystalGenomics (now CG Invites) as chief financial officer (CFO), he became CEO of Supex B&T (now Panakeia). He was subsequently appointed co-CEO of CrystalGenomics and concurrently served as co-CEO of PanGen. He was recruited as executive vice president overseeing future business at Taekwang Industrial. He was appointed co-CEO in April 2026. #JungInChul #TaekwangIndustrial #CoCEO #ExecutiveVicePresident #CorporateLeadership #StrategicConsulting #BusinessDevelopment #MergersAndAcquisitions #CGInvites #ExecutiveProfile
- Policy Committee Chair, Democratic Party of Korea
  Kwon Chil-seung
  
  Kwon Chil-seung is chair of the Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea. He oversees the party's economic and livelihood policies and plays a role in supporting the Lee Jae-myung administration's national policy agenda and major legislation. He was born in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, on November 8, 1965. He attended Daegu Middle School and Kyungbuk High School before graduating from Korea University with a degree in economics. After graduating from university, he joined Samsung Group and participated in the labor movement, including serving as a labor union steering committee member at Korea Automobile Insurance Corporation. He began his political career in 1997 when he joined the election planning team for presidential candidate Kim Dae-jung of the National Congress for New Politics (now the Democratic Party of Korea) during the 15th presidential election. He subsequently worked at the central party offices of the National Congress for New Politics, the Millennium Democratic Party and the Uri Party. In 2004, he moved to an administrative officer position in the Office of the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs at the presidential office and worked at the Blue House under the Roh Moo-hyun administration. During his time at the Blue House, he established a connection with former President Moon Jae-in, who was then senior secretary for civil affairs. After serving in positions including an aide to a National Assembly member, he began his career as an elected politician when he won a seat on the Gyeonggi Provincial Council in the 2010 local elections. He was re-elected to the provincial council in 2014 and entered the National Assembly for the first time after running in the Hwaseong C constituency in Gyeonggi-do in the 20th general election in 2016. He won re-election in the same constituency in the 21st general election in 2020, becoming a two-term National Assembly member. In February 2021, he was appointed the third minister of SMEs and Startups under the Moon Jae-in administration and served until May 2022. After stepping down as minister, he returned to the National Assembly and was appointed chief spokesperson in March 2023 under Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung. He ran in the Hwaseong C constituency in Gyeonggi-do in the 22nd general election in 2024 and won a third term in the National Assembly. In March 2026, he was elected chair of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee and pursued legislation related to local autonomy, including a special law supporting special-status cities. On August 18, 2026, he was appointed the first chair of the Policy Committee under Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok. #KwonChilSeung #DemocraticPartyOfKorea #PolicyCommittee #NationalAssembly #MinistryOfSMEsAndStartups #LeeJaeMyungAdministration #MoonJaeInAdministration #GyeonggiProvince #PoliticalCareer #SouthKoreanPolitics
- CEO of Toss Securities
  Kim Gyu-bin
  
  Kim Gyu-bin is CEO of Toss Securities. He also serves as chairman of the board of Toss Securities. He was born in Seoul on January 5, 1989. He graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in the United States and Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in electrical and computer engineering. In 2012, he co-founded Nanojo, a mobile gifting service. He worked as a product manager at eBay Korea. He joined Viva Republica, which operates the mobile financial service Toss, and served as a product owner responsible for product strategy and planning. He moved to its affiliate Toss Securities, where he served as a product owner and head of product before being appointed CEO in 2024. #KimGyuBin #TossSecurities #CEO #VivaRepublica #CarnegieMellonUniversity #NorthfieldMountHermon #Nanojo #eBayKorea #ProductManagement #FintechLeadership
- 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 and CEO of iM Securities
  Park Tae-dong
  
  Park Tae-dong is president and CEO of iM Securities. He was born in Seoul in September 1969. He graduated from Daewon Foreign Language High School and Korea University with a degree in French Language and Literature. He completed an MBA program at Korea University Business School. After working at Hana Bank and BNP Paribas Bank, he served as head of bond management at Samsung Securities. He moved to Meritz Securities, where he served as head of the Asset Management Division and vice president in charge of Global Trading. He later served as executive vice president and head of the Sales and Trading (S&T) Division at DS Investment & Securities, and as chief senior vice president and head of the S&T Division at IBK Securities. He was appointed CEO of iM Securities in March 2026. #ParkTaeDong #iMSecurities #CEO #SecuritiesIndustry #SalesAndTrading #BondManagement #MeritzSecurities #IBKSecurities #DSInvestmentAndSecurities #FinancialLeadership
- 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

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