• Chairman of Dongwon Group
    Kim Nam-jung

    Aggressive M&A and Tech Investments Focus on Future Growth, Group's Stagnation Rebound Remains a Challenge

    Last Updated on Apr 28, 2025

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Life Summary
Kim Nam-jung is the Chairman of Dongwon Group.

He is actively investing to discover new growth engines for Dongwon Group beyond the tuna industry.

He was born on January 21, 1973, in Seoul, as the youngest son among two sons and two daughters of Kim Jae-chul, Honorary Chairman of Dongwon Group.

He graduated from the Department of Sociology at Korea University and completed an MBA program at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.

After joining Dongwon Industries, he worked at Dongwon Enterprise and Dongwon F&B, then served as Head of Management Support at Dongwon Industries and Dongwon Systems.

After working as Deputy General Manager of the Construction Division at Dongwon Systems, he was appointed CEO of Dongwon Enterprise in 2011.

He was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2014 and became Chairman in 2024, after ten years.

While serving as Vice Chairman, he led more than ten mergers and acquisitions and technology investments, building the group's four major value chains spanning fisheries, food, materials, and logistics.

He is known for being quiet and modest, showing a meticulous working style.

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