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Vice Chairman of Lotte Food Division
Lee Young-gu
Food Industry Expert with Over 30 Years of Experience, Facing the Challenge of Global Expansion
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Last Updated on Sep 11, 2024
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Vice Chairman of Lotte Food Division
Life Summary
Lee Young-gu is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lotte Group Food Division HQ. He also serves as the CEO of Lotte Wellfood.
He is focused on revitalizing the profitability of Lotte Group's food subsidiaries, whose growth has stagnated, and is seeking new growth engines.
He was born on July 20, 1962.
He graduated from Seoul Joongdae High School and Soongsil University with a degree in Industrial Engineering.
In 1987, he joined Lotte Chilsung Beverage.
After working at Lotte Aluminum and the Management Improvement Office of Lotte Group's Policy Headquarters, he returned to Lotte Chilsung Beverage, where he oversaw sales and marketing in the beverage division.
He was appointed the head of Lotte Chilsung Beverage's Beverage Business Group (BG) before being promoted to the company's integrated CEO.
He also served as the head of Lotte Group's Food Business Unit (BU) and CEO of Lotte Confectionery. In 2021, after a corporate reorganization, he was promoted to the CEO of Lotte Group Food Division HQ.
In Lotte's regular executive reshuffle in 2024, he was promoted to Vice Chairman of Lotte Group Food Division HQ.
Having worked at Lotte for more than 30 years, he is a "Lotte man" with extensive field experience.
#LotteGroup #LotteWellfood #LeeYounggu #FoodIndustry #ExecutivePromotion #LotteChilsung #LotteConfectionery #CorporateRestructuring #BusinessGrowth #Korea
He is focused on revitalizing the profitability of Lotte Group's food subsidiaries, whose growth has stagnated, and is seeking new growth engines.
He was born on July 20, 1962.
He graduated from Seoul Joongdae High School and Soongsil University with a degree in Industrial Engineering.
In 1987, he joined Lotte Chilsung Beverage.
After working at Lotte Aluminum and the Management Improvement Office of Lotte Group's Policy Headquarters, he returned to Lotte Chilsung Beverage, where he oversaw sales and marketing in the beverage division.
He was appointed the head of Lotte Chilsung Beverage's Beverage Business Group (BG) before being promoted to the company's integrated CEO.
He also served as the head of Lotte Group's Food Business Unit (BU) and CEO of Lotte Confectionery. In 2021, after a corporate reorganization, he was promoted to the CEO of Lotte Group Food Division HQ.
In Lotte's regular executive reshuffle in 2024, he was promoted to Vice Chairman of Lotte Group Food Division HQ.
Having worked at Lotte for more than 30 years, he is a "Lotte man" with extensive field experience.
#LotteGroup #LotteWellfood #LeeYounggu #FoodIndustry #ExecutivePromotion #LotteChilsung #LotteConfectionery #CorporateRestructuring #BusinessGrowth #Korea