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Kang Han-seung is the CEO and Managing Director of Coupang. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board.

He was born on November 17, 1968, in Mapo-gu, Seoul, as the eldest son of Kang Shin-ok, a former member of the National Assembly.

He graduated from Seoul Kyungseong High School and Korea University Law School.

After passing the 33rd Judicial Examination, he completed the 23rd Judicial Training Institute. He is a colleague of President Yoon Suk-yeol from the training institute.

After completing his military service as a military legal officer, he began his legal career as a judge at the Seoul District Court.

He served as a judge in the Court Administration Planning and Coordination Office, a legal cooperation officer at the U.S. Embassy, and a judge at the Seoul High Court.

During the Lee Myung-bak administration, he worked as a legal secretary at the Blue House and later moved to Kim & Chang Law Firm.

While at Kim & Chang, he handled the lawsuit between courier companies and Coupang regarding Coupang's Rocket Delivery and provided legal advice related to Coupang.

In 2020, he was appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Coupang.

He values communication and approaches his work with legal reasoning.