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    • CEO of Naver Corp.
      Choi Soo-yeon
      Choi Soo-yeon is the CEO of Naver. She is focusing on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into core businesses such as search, commerce, and content. She was born on November 3, 1981, in Gwangju Metropolitan City. She graduated from Gwangju Dongshin Girls’ High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Earth Environmental Systems Engineering. She also graduated from Yonsei University Law School and completed the LLM program at Harvard Law School. She passed the first bar exam in Korea, earning her lawyer qualification, and also holds a New York State bar license. She worked in the communication and marketing department at NHN and served as a corporate M&A and capital markets law specialist at Yulchon LLC. After rejoining Naver, she led the global business support division and was appointed CEO in 2022. #ChoiSooYeon #Naver #AIintegration #businessleadership #KoreanCEOs #HarvardLaw #YonseiLaw #technologybusiness #globalbusiness #corporateleadership
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    • Director of Financial Supervisory Servic
      Lee Bok-hyun
      Lee Bok-hyeon is the Director of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). He is tasked with leading financial market stabilization, including supporting capital market value-up and restructuring real estate project financing (PF). He is also dedicated to strengthening the supervision and oversight of the financial sector’s governance and internal controls to enhance consumer protection. Born on October 5, 1972, in Seoul, Lee graduated from Seoul Kyungmoon High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics. He passed the 33rd Certified Public Accountant exam and the 42nd Judicial Exam. As a prosecutor from the 32nd Judicial Research and Training Institute, Lee served in various roles, including positions at the Gunsan District Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice Prosecutor's Office, the Chuncheon District Prosecutor's Office, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, and the Economic Crime Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. Lee is the youngest and first Financial Supervisory Service Director to come from a prosecutorial background. With an accounting qualification, he has insight into financial and tax crime investigations. He has a close relationship with President Yoon Suk-yeol and is known as the youngest member of the 'Yoon Suk-yeol Faction.' During President Yoon's days as a prosecutor, they worked together on investigations, including the Hyundai Motor slush fund case and the low-priced sale of Lone Star Exchange Bank. Lee was also dispatched to the special investigation team for the Park Geun-hye·Choi Soon-sil scandal to investigate the Samsung Group succession issue. #LeeBokhyeon #FinancialSupervisoryService #FSS #FinancialMarket #RealEstatePF #ConsumerProtection #KoreanEconomy #YoonSukyeolFaction #FinancialCrime #ProsecutorTurnedDirector
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    • Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
      Kim Koung-soo
      Kim Koung-soo is the former Governor of South Gyeongsang Province. As the nation enters the phase of the early presidential election in April 2025, he is being mentioned as a non-Lee Jae-myung presidential candidate within the Democratic Party of Korea. He has made efforts toward the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, including going on a hunger strike. He is preparing to run in the party’s primary for the presidential nomination, aiming to achieve meaningful results. He resigned from his post as governor after being convicted for his involvement in the "Druking online comment manipulation scandal." After being imprisoned, he was granted a special pardon and reinstatement of rights under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, and subsequently rejoined the Democratic Party of Korea. He was born on December 1, 1967, in Yong-an-ri, Gaecheon-myeon, Goseong-gun, South Gyeongsang Province. In the sixth grade at Goseong Elementary School, he transferred to Jinju, where he later graduated from Dongmyeong High School. While attending the Department of Anthropology at Seoul National University, he participated in student activism and was arrested three times. He was later recognized as a person of merit in the democratization movement. Entering politics, he worked as an aide to National Assembly members Shin Gye-ryun, Yoo Seon-ho, and Lim Chae-jung. During the Roh Moo-hyun administration, he served as a secretary in the Blue House, assisting with election strategies and speech writing. After former President Roh Moo-hyun’s retirement, he followed him to Bongha Village and supported him, earning the nickname "President Roh’s last secretary." He was considered a close confidant of former President Moon Jae-in. He is known for being calm, gentle, and passionate in carrying out his duties. #KimKoungsoo #SouthGyeongsang #DemocraticPartyKorea #2025Election #YoonSukyeol #MoonJaein #RohMoohyun #DrukingScandal #KoreanPolitics #PresidentialCandidate
    • CEO of Infobank
      Park Tai-hyung
      Park Tai-hyung is the President and CEO of Infobank. He is the founder of Infobank, a company specializing in enterprise mobile messaging services. He aims to transform Infobank into an "AI solutions" company. He was born on April 1, 1957, in Seoul. He graduated from Kyunggi High School in Seoul, earned a bachelor's degree in Energy Resources Engineering from Seoul National University, and received a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the graduate school at Seoul National University. He also completed an MBA program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. He built his career as Senior Deputy Branch Manager at the Korea branch of Bankers Trust and founded Infobank independently in 1995, becoming its President and CEO. He was the first in Korea to develop SMS services that notify users of credit card approvals and bank deposits/withdrawals, as well as text voting services during live TV and radio broadcasts. #ParkTaihyung #Infobank #AIsolutions #mobilemessaging #Koreanentrepreneurs #techfounder #enterpriseIT #WhartonMBA #SNUalumni #Koreaninnovation
    • Head of the Foundry Business at Samsung
      Han Jin-man
      Han Jin-man is the President and Head of the Foundry Business in the Device Solutions (DS) Division at Samsung Electronics. He is focusing the company's efforts on narrowing the technological gap in advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes with Taiwan’s TSMC. He was born on October 24, 1966, in Gangwon Province. He graduated from Gangwon High School and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University. He joined Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor (DS) Division as part of the DRAM Design Team in the Memory Business Unit. After working at Micron in the United States, he returned to Samsung Electronics as a senior executive in the Flash Development Office of the Memory Business Unit. He later held positions as Head of the PE Team in the Solution Development Office, Head of the SSD Development Team, and Head of the Product Planning Team in the Strategic Marketing Office, before serving as the Head of Strategic Marketing. After working as the Head of Samsung Electronics’ DS Division in North America, he was promoted in 2024 to President and Head of the Foundry Business in the DS Division. He is focused on securing big-tech clients for semiconductor processes below 2 nanometers. #Samsung #semiconductor #foundry #TSMC #SamsungElectronics #chipmanufacturing #nanotechnology #techleadership #memorybusiness #engineering
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    • Vice Chairman of Lotte E&C
      Park Hyun-chul
      Park Hyun-chul is the Vice Chairman and CEO of Lotte Engineering & Construction. He was brought in as a relief pitcher for Lotte Engineering & Construction, which faced a liquidity crisis due to the real estate market downturn. With high interest rates, rising construction material costs, and a prolonged economic downturn, he is focusing on improving the profitability of the housing business and diversifying the revenue structure through new business initiatives. He was born on October 16, 1960, in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He graduated from Yeongnam High School in Daegu and majored in Statistics at Kyungpook National University. He joined Lotte Engineering & Construction and worked through the Lotte Group Management Headquarters and Lotte Policy Headquarters before serving as the Head of Business Division at Lotte Corporation. As CEO of Lotte Corporation, he led the completion of the Lotte World Tower, a long-cherished project of the Lotte Group. He moved to Lotte Holdings, where he served as the Head of the Management Improvement Office. In 2022, he succeeded CEO Ha Suk-joo and was appointed CEO of Lotte Engineering & Construction, later being promoted to Vice Chairman. He spent about half of his career at the group's control tower, the Lotte Policy Headquarters, and Lotte Holdings. He is known for valuing on-site work and has been recognized for his meticulous style and crisis management skills. #ParkHyunChul #LotteConstruction #realestate #economiccrisis #highinterest #constructionmaterials #diversification #management #crisismanagement #LotteWorldTower
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    • Chairman of BNK Financial Group
      Bin Dae-in
      Bin Dae-in is the CEO and Chairman of BNK Financial Group. He is striving to improve performance through personnel renewal and digital transformation, aiming to elevate the company to a global financial group based outside the capital region. He is dedicated to strengthening internal controls and expanding coexistence finance to build customer trust. Bin was born on July 8, 1960, in Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do. He graduated from Busan Horticulture High School and Kyungsung University's Department of Law. He joined Busan Bank and held various positions including Head of the Management Innovation Department, Head of the Human Resources Department, Manager of the Sasang Industrial Complex Branch, Head of the Northern Business Division, and Vice President. He served as Acting President of Busan Bank before being appointed President of Busan Bank. After leaving BNK Financial Group as President of Busan Bank, he returned two years later to succeed former Chairman Kim Ji-wan as CEO and Chairman of BNK Financial Group. Bin is known for his diligent and meticulous "model student style," demonstrating gentle and rational leadership. #BNKFinancialGroup #BinDaein #DigitalTransformation #InternalControls #CustomerTrust #BusanBank #FinancialLeadership #SouthKoreaFinance #GlobalFinance #LeadershipStyle
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    • Vice Chairman of Kumho E&C
      Park Se-chang
      Park Se-chang is the President of the Management Division at Kumho Construction. Together with CEO and President Seo Jae-hwan, he is responsible for the management of Kumho Construction. He was born in Seoul on July 16, 1975. He graduated from Whimoon High School and Yonsei University with a degree in Biology, and earned an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He joined Asiana Airlines in 2002, and went on to serve as Executive Director of the Strategic Management Division at Kumho Asiana Group, Vice President of Kumho Tire, and CEO of Asiana IDT, before becoming President of Kumho Construction in 2021. He is the third-generation owner of the Kumho Asiana Group, with his grandfather being the founder Chairman Park In-chon and his father being former Chairman Park Sam-koo. He is focused on achieving results through Kumho Construction to rebuild the group, which has effectively been disbanded. He is known for being humble, polite, and having good crisis management skills. #ParkSechang #KumhoConstruction #management #KumhoAsianaGroup #businessleader #MIT #AsianaAirlines #KumhoTire #AsianaIDT #corporatereconstruction
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    • CEO of Daewoo E&C
      Kim Bo-hyun
      Kim Bo-hyun is the CEO and President of Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C). He is the son-in-law of Jung Chang-sun, Chairman of Jungheung Group. Amid the economic downturn, he is focusing on solid management while seeking breakthroughs through overseas projects. He was born on February 10, 1966, in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do. He graduated from the Korea Air Force Academy as part of the 36th class and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Mokwon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Information. In the Air Force, he served as Director of the Command and Reconnaissance Project Department at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Commander of the 19th Fighter Wing, and Director of the Aviation Technology Project Department before retiring as a brigadier general. He worked as Vice President of Herald, a media company affiliated with Jungheung Group. During the acquisition of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, he led negotiations with the labor union as the team leader. After Daewoo Engineering & Construction was incorporated into Jungheung Group, he served as an advisor and as Head of the Management Support Division and Executive Vice President before being appointed CEO in 2024. He values a horizontal organizational culture and emphasizes cooperation among executives and employees. #KimBoHyun #DaewooE&C #JungheungGroup #CEO #KoreaAirForce #businessstrategy #constructionindustry #management #corporateculture #leadership
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    • President of Hanwha Life Insurance
      Kim Dong-won
      Kim Dong-won is the President of Hanwha Life Insurance. As the Chief Global Officer (CGO), he leads Hanwha Life Insurance's global business operations. Previously, he served as the Chief Digital Strategy Officer (CDSO), where he spearheaded the digital transformation of Hanwha Group's financial affiliates, including Hanwha Life Insurance. Under the leadership of CEO Yeo Seung-joo, he is expanding his management activities by overseeing new business investments at Hanwha Life Insurance. He was born on August 20, 1985, in Seoul, as the second son of Kim Seung-yeon, the Chairman of Hanwha Group. He graduated from Saint Paul Preparatory School in the United States and Yale University with a degree in East Asian Studies. After joining Hanwha L&C, he became the head of the Digital Team at Hanwha Group's Corporate Planning Office. Moving to Hanwha Life Insurance, he has worked in various capacities including Innovation Planning, Future Innovation, Global Operations, and as Head of Future Innovation, discovering future growth opportunities for Hanwha Life Insurance. He has a keen interest in fintech and regularly participates in international events such as the Davos Forum and Boao Forum to expand his overseas network. Among the three sons of Chairman Kim Seung-yeon, he is said to have the most similar personality to his father. #HanwhaLife #KimDongwon #digitaltransformation #fintech #globalbusiness #innovation #futuregrowth #YaleUniversity #HanwhaGroup #internationalnetwork
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