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Jung Joon-ho is the President of the Department Store Business Division at Lotte Shopping (CEO of Lotte Department Store).

As the first external appointee CEO of Lotte Shopping, he is focused on enhancing the brand image of Lotte Department Store. He emphasizes a free organizational culture and professional work expertise to his employees.

He was born on January 26, 1965, in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do.

He graduated from Chungju High School and the Department of Industrial Psychology at Sungkyunkwan University.

He started his career through the Samsung Group's open recruitment and worked at Shinsegae Department Store.

He served as the Head of Overseas Fashion Division at Shinsegae International and the Head of Duty-Free Business Division at Shinsegae Chosun Hotel. At Shinsegae International, he was responsible for overseas business, bringing fashion brands such as Armani, Moncler, Maison Margiela, and Acne Studios to Korea.

After working at Shinsegae Group for over 20 years, he joined Lotte GFR (a fashion subsidiary of Lotte Group) in 2019.

At Lotte GFR, he restructured the business by discontinuing less profitable brands and introducing new ones such as the British cosmetics brand Charlotte Tilbury, the Italian sports brand Kappa, and the French lifestyle brand K-Way.

In 2021, he moved to Lotte Department Store.

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