Life Summary
Ham Young-joon is the Chairman and CEO of Ottogi.

He is focusing on increasing the market share of instant noodles in the domestic market and expanding the ready-to-eat meal business. He is also interested in expanding overseas sales.

He was born on March 2, 1959, in Seoul, as the eldest son of Ham Tae-ho, the Honorary Chairman of Ottogi.

After graduating from Osan High School and the Business Administration Department of Hanyang University, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California.

He joined Ottogi, rose through the ranks to become president, and eventually became chairman. While diversifying Ottogi's business with tea and health foods, his main focus remained on instant noodles. He is working to close the gap with Nongshim in the domestic instant noodle market.

He earned nicknames like 'Model Student' and 'Righteous CEO.' The company has gained a reputation as a 'Good Company' due to its minimal use of temporary workers.

However, he faced difficulties when issues of internal dealings surfaced.

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