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Chairman of Doosan Group
Park Jeong-won
Reserved Baseball Enthusiast Leads Doosan's 4th Generation
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Last Updated on Jul 4, 2024
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Chairman of Doosan Group
Life Summary
Park Jeong-won is the chairman of the Doosan Group and also serves as the CEO of Doosan, the group's holding company.
By selling off assets and subsidiaries of the Doosan Group, he repaid debts amounting to KRW 3 trillion (US$ 2.16 billion) and escaped from creditor management control.
To rebuild the Doosan Group, he is accelerating investments in next-generation energy businesses such as small modular reactors (SMRs), gas turbines, and hydrogen fuel cells. He is also entering high-growth industries such as semiconductor testing and battery materials.
Born on March 9, 1962, in Seoul, he is the eldest son of the late Park Yong-gon, honorary chairman of the Doosan Group.
He graduated from Daeil High School in Seoul and obtained a degree in Business Administration from Korea University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University in the United States.
After joining Doosan Industrial's New York office as an employee, he worked at Kirin Brewery in Japan and rejoined the Doosan Group as a manager at Dongyang Brewery.
At Doosan, the group's holding company, he held various positions including Executive Managing Director of the Management Headquarters, Vice President of Doosan Trading BG, and President of Doosan Trading BG.
After serving as Vice Chairman of Doosan Construction and Doosan, he became the first of the fourth generation of the Doosan family to be appointed as chairman.
As a registered director of Doosan, he oversaw management with Chairman Park Yong-man and succeeded him to open the era of the fourth-generation ownership management of the Doosan Group.
He is known for being taciturn and unpretentious. Widely recognized as a baseball enthusiast, he values teamwork and talent development.
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By selling off assets and subsidiaries of the Doosan Group, he repaid debts amounting to KRW 3 trillion (US$ 2.16 billion) and escaped from creditor management control.
To rebuild the Doosan Group, he is accelerating investments in next-generation energy businesses such as small modular reactors (SMRs), gas turbines, and hydrogen fuel cells. He is also entering high-growth industries such as semiconductor testing and battery materials.
Born on March 9, 1962, in Seoul, he is the eldest son of the late Park Yong-gon, honorary chairman of the Doosan Group.
He graduated from Daeil High School in Seoul and obtained a degree in Business Administration from Korea University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University in the United States.
After joining Doosan Industrial's New York office as an employee, he worked at Kirin Brewery in Japan and rejoined the Doosan Group as a manager at Dongyang Brewery.
At Doosan, the group's holding company, he held various positions including Executive Managing Director of the Management Headquarters, Vice President of Doosan Trading BG, and President of Doosan Trading BG.
After serving as Vice Chairman of Doosan Construction and Doosan, he became the first of the fourth generation of the Doosan family to be appointed as chairman.
As a registered director of Doosan, he oversaw management with Chairman Park Yong-man and succeeded him to open the era of the fourth-generation ownership management of the Doosan Group.
He is known for being taciturn and unpretentious. Widely recognized as a baseball enthusiast, he values teamwork and talent development.
#Doosan #ParkJungwon #Chairman #SMR #EnergyInvestment #Semiconductor #BatteryMaterials #KoreaUniversity #BostonUniversity #FourthGenerationLeadership