• CEO of Bohae Brewery
    Im Ji-sun

    Third-Generation Owner and Youngest CEO in Liquor Industry Faces Challenge of Proving Leadership Through Performance Improvement

    Last Updated on Feb 6, 2025

Life Summary

Im Ji-sun is the co-CEO and president of Bohae Brewery.

As a third-generation owner, she leads the company under a co-CEO system alongside CEO Cho Young-seok.

She is focused on developing products that align with trends in the liquor industry.

She was born on August 24, 1985, as the eldest daughter of Im Sung-woo, chairman of Changhae Ethanol, and has one brother and one sister.

She graduated from the University of Michigan in the United States and earned a master's degree from Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Business.

After working at Cheil Worldwide, she joined Changhae Ethanol as an executive director after her father acquired the company.

She later served as head of sales at Bohae Brewery before becoming CEO in 2015 at the age of 30.

She is a rare female CEO in the liquor industry and also the youngest CEO in the field.

She is known for her ability to quickly identify market trends.

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