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Park Joon-hyung is the Chairman of Shilla Group

Park Joon-hyung is the Chairman of Shilla Group. Through business diversification, he expanded the group's business areas to include steel manufacturing, agricultural distribution, and the food service industry. He was born on October 3, 1936, in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He graduated from Daegu Gyeongbuk High School and then studied economics at Dongguk University. Afterward, he completed the Advanced Management Program at Seoul National University's Business School and received an honorary doctorate in economics from his alma mater, Dongguk University.

In 1963, he became the CEO of Myeonghwa Textile, founded by his older brother Park Seong-hyung, the former Chairman of Shilla Textile. He then established Shilla Trading (formerly Jeonasan Industry) and became its CEO. He has served as an executive member of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce, a director of the Federation of Korean Industries, and the chairman of the Korea Deep-Sea Fisheries Association. He is also active as the chairman of the Shilla Cultural Scholarship Foundation.

After establishing Shilla Trading, he grew it into a mid-sized enterprise with annual sales of KRW 900 billion (US$ 653.5 million). As of June 2024, despite being 89 years old, he continues to lead the management of Shilla Group with strong responsibility.

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