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Lee Woo-Hyun is the CEO and Vice Chairman of OCI Holdings.

He is dedicated to expanding OCI Group’s business portfolio while focusing on building a vertically integrated solar power industry in the United States.

Born on February 15, 1968, he is the eldest son of former OCI Group Chairman Lee Soo-Young and Kim Kyung-Ja, Chairperson of the Songam Cultural Foundation.

He graduated from Hongik University High School and majored in Chemical Engineering at Sogang University. He later earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.

After gaining experience in technical sales and mainly engaging in mergers and acquisitions and investment advisory at International Raw Materials in the U.S., BT Wolfensohn, CSFB in Hong Kong, and Z Partners in Seoul, he joined Dongyang Chemical as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategic Planning.

Following the group’s rebranding from Dongyang Chemical Group to OCI Group, he was promoted to Executive Vice President overseeing business operations and became CEO in 2013. He later served as Vice Chairman and rose to CEO and Vice Chairman of OCI in 2023.

He has served as Vice Chairman of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Korea International Trade Association. He currently chairs the Korea-Malaysia Business Council.

He personally explains OCI’s business performance to shareholders at each investor relations meeting.

He is also an exhibiting photographer who holds photography exhibitions.

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