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Chairman of Myung In Pharmaceutical
Lee Hang-myung
Founder of Leading Mid-Sized CNS Drugmaker, Pursues Global New Drug Growth
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Last Updated on Oct 13, 2026
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Chairman of Myung In Pharmaceutical
Life Summary
Lee Hang-myung is founder and chairman of Myung In Pharmaceutical.
He was born in 1949.
He graduated from Dongguk University with a degree in business administration and completed an MBA program at the Sogang University Graduate School of Business.
He worked in sales at Chong Kun Dang Pharm and Whan In Pharm. He founded Myung In Pharmaceutical in his mid-30s.
Under the banner of “separation of ownership and management,” he handed over the CEO post, which he had held for nearly 40 years, to two professional managers in March 2026 and stepped down.
He grew the company into one of Korea’s leading pharmaceutical companies in the central nervous system (CNS) field.
He has shown his determination to transform the company into a global company focused on new drugs.
#LeeHangMyung #MyungInPharmaceutical #PharmaceuticalIndustry #CNS #CentralNervousSystem #Founder #Chairman #NewDrugDevelopment #ProfessionalManagement #GlobalPharma
He was born in 1949.
He graduated from Dongguk University with a degree in business administration and completed an MBA program at the Sogang University Graduate School of Business.
He worked in sales at Chong Kun Dang Pharm and Whan In Pharm. He founded Myung In Pharmaceutical in his mid-30s.
Under the banner of “separation of ownership and management,” he handed over the CEO post, which he had held for nearly 40 years, to two professional managers in March 2026 and stepped down.
He grew the company into one of Korea’s leading pharmaceutical companies in the central nervous system (CNS) field.
He has shown his determination to transform the company into a global company focused on new drugs.
#LeeHangMyung #MyungInPharmaceutical #PharmaceuticalIndustry #CNS #CentralNervousSystem #Founder #Chairman #NewDrugDevelopment #ProfessionalManagement #GlobalPharma