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President and CEO, Amorepacific
Kim Seung-hwan
Global Rebalancing Strategist Faces Western Expansion, China Recovery Challenges
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Last Updated on Nov 12, 2026
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President and CEO, Amorepacific
Life Summary
Life
Kim Seung-hwan is president and CEO of Amorepacific.
He was born on March 13, 1969.
He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in business administration and completed an MBA program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the United States.
He joined Samsung C&T. He later worked as a consultant at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and IBM.
After joining Amorepacific as head of the Management Strategy Team, he moved to the holding company Amorepacific Group (now Amorepacific Holdings), where he served as head of the Strategic Planning Division, head of the Group Human Resources and Organization Office, and head of Amorepacific's Human Resources and Organization Unit.
He was appointed CEO of Amorepacific Holdings in 2021 and CEO of Amorepacific in 2023.
He is leading a "global rebalancing" strategy to restructure the company's business, which had been heavily focused on China, toward North America, Europe, and Japan.
#KimSeungHwan #Amorepacific #AmorepacificHoldings #YonseiUniversity #UniversityOfChicago #McKinseyAndCompany #SamsungCT #ExecutiveCareer #GlobalRebalancing #CorporateStrategy
Kim Seung-hwan is president and CEO of Amorepacific.
He was born on March 13, 1969.
He graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in business administration and completed an MBA program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the United States.
He joined Samsung C&T. He later worked as a consultant at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and IBM.
After joining Amorepacific as head of the Management Strategy Team, he moved to the holding company Amorepacific Group (now Amorepacific Holdings), where he served as head of the Strategic Planning Division, head of the Group Human Resources and Organization Office, and head of Amorepacific's Human Resources and Organization Unit.
He was appointed CEO of Amorepacific Holdings in 2021 and CEO of Amorepacific in 2023.
He is leading a "global rebalancing" strategy to restructure the company's business, which had been heavily focused on China, toward North America, Europe, and Japan.
#KimSeungHwan #Amorepacific #AmorepacificHoldings #YonseiUniversity #UniversityOfChicago #McKinseyAndCompany #SamsungCT #ExecutiveCareer #GlobalRebalancing #CorporateStrategy