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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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    • Vice Chairman of Lotte Food Division
      Lee Young-gu
      Lee Young-gu is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lotte Group Food Division HQ. He also serves as the CEO of Lotte Wellfood. He is focused on revitalizing the profitability of Lotte Group's food subsidiaries, whose growth has stagnated, and is seeking new growth engines. He was born on July 20, 1962. He graduated from Seoul Joongdae High School and Soongsil University with a degree in Industrial Engineering. In 1987, he joined Lotte Chilsung Beverage. After working at Lotte Aluminum and the Management Improvement Office of Lotte Group's Policy Headquarters, he returned to Lotte Chilsung Beverage, where he oversaw sales and marketing in the beverage division. He was appointed the head of Lotte Chilsung Beverage's Beverage Business Group (BG) before being promoted to the company's integrated CEO. He also served as the head of Lotte Group's Food Business Unit (BU) and CEO of Lotte Confectionery. In 2021, after a corporate reorganization, he was promoted to the CEO of Lotte Group Food Division HQ. In Lotte's regular executive reshuffle in 2024, he was promoted to Vice Chairman of Lotte Group Food Division HQ. Having worked at Lotte for more than 30 years, he is a "Lotte man" with extensive field experience. #LotteGroup #LotteWellfood #LeeYounggu #FoodIndustry #ExecutivePromotion #LotteChilsung #LotteConfectionery #CorporateRestructuring #BusinessGrowth #Korea
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    • President of KB Kookmin Bank
      Lee Hwan-ju
      Lee Hwan-ju is the President of KB Kookmin Bank. He is working to prevent financial accidents by improving the operational system and management structure. At the same time, he is focusing on enhancing the group's value by expanding the global business, which is considered a weakness of KB Kookmin Bank. He was born in October 1964. He graduated from Sunrin Commercial High School in Seoul and the Department of Business Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. He completed an MBA program at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He began his career at Housing Bank and later worked at Kookmin Bank, serving as the Head of the Foreign Exchange Business Division, Executive Director for Personal Customers, and Deputy President of the Management Planning Group. After serving as the Vice President in charge of finance at KB Financial Group, he was appointed CEO of KB Life Insurance in 2022. He worked as the CEO of KB Life Insurance, which was formed through the merger of KB Life Insurance and Prudential Life Insurance, and was appointed President of KB Kookmin Bank in 2025. He is a financial expert who served as Chief Financial Officer at KB Kookmin Bank and KB Financial Group and values communication. #LeeHwanju #KBKookminBank #financialexpert #bankingindustry #KBLifeInsurance #KookminBank #KBFinancialGroup #globalbusiness #bankingleadership #careerpath
    • CEO of ST Pharm
      Sung Moo-je
      Sung Moo-je is the President and CEO of ST Pharm. He was born on December 30, 1965. He graduated from Korea University's Department of Chemistry and earned a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from Sogang University Graduate School. He obtained a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Alabama in the United States and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. He worked for over 20 years at Novartis, focusing on new drug development. He then moved to ST Pharm, a subsidiary of the Dong-A Socio Group, where he served as the Head of the Innovation Strategy Development Division before being appointed as President and CEO in 2024. He is committed to expanding active pharmaceutical ingredient contracts with global partner companies and strengthening drug development capabilities. #SungMooje #STPharm #pharmaceuticalindustry #organicchemistry #drugdevelopment #KoreaUniversity #HarvardUniversity #Novartis #CEO #biotechnology
    • CEO of HD Hyundai XiteSolution
      Cho Young-cheul
      Cho Young-cheul is the CEO and President of HD Hyundai XiteSolution. Along with President Lee Dong-wook, he forms a co-CEO system, leading HD Hyundai XiteSolution (formerly Hyundai Genuine), the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai Group's construction equipment division. He also concurrently serves as the CEO of HD Hyundai Infracore, a subsidiary of HD Hyundai XiteSolution. Cho is working to elevate HD Hyundai XiteSolution into a global top 5 company in the construction equipment sector by securing new technological capabilities, including the automation and unmanned operation of construction equipment. He is focused on enhancing business synergy through the human and material integration of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore. He was born on May 25, 1961, in Busan. He graduated from Geumseong High School in Busan and Korea University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He began his career at Hyundai Heavy Industries. He moved to Hyundai Oilbank, where he served as Head of the Finance Division and Head of the Management Support Division. As a financial expert of HD Hyundai Group, he has played a crucial role in major issues such as the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and the initial public offering (IPO) of Hyundai Heavy Industries. In 2021, he was appointed as the CEO of HD Hyundai XiteSolution upon its establishment and also took on the role of CEO of its subsidiary, HD Hyundai Infracore, in the same year. He is known for his gentle yet firm demeanor and his ability to communicate effectively. #ChoYoungcheul #HDHyundaiXiteSolution #constructionequipment #globalcompany #technology #automation #integration #financialexpert #HyundaiGroup #leadership
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    • Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
      Chung Eui-sun
      Chung Eui-sun is the Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. He is focused on transforming Hyundai Motor Group into a smart mobility solution provider that offers comprehensive services related to transportation, such as urban air mobility (UAM) and autonomous driving. He was born on October 18, 1970, in Seoul, as the eldest son among one son and three daughters of Chung Mong-koo, Honorary Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. He graduated from Goojung Middle School and Whimoon High School in Seoul, and earned a degree in Business Administration from Korea University. After joining Hyundai Precision & Industries (now Hyundai Mobis) as a manager, he pursued further studies in the United States and obtained an MBA from the University of San Francisco. He worked at Itochu Corporation’s New York branch before joining Hyundai Motor Company as a purchasing manager. He served as Deputy Head of the Domestic Sales Division at Hyundai Motor, as well as Deputy Head of the Planning Headquarters for Hyundai and Kia Motors, before becoming the CEO of Kia Motors in 2005. After serving as Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor, he was inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group in 2020. During his tenure as Kia’s CEO, he led the company’s "design management" strategy and brought a new wave of innovation to Hyundai Motor by actively recruiting international executives. He is known for being modest and humble and is praised for his open communication with employees. #ChungEuisun #HyundaiMotorGroup #SmartMobility #UrbanAirMobility #AutonomousDriving #KiaMotors #DesignManagement #BusinessLeadership #KoreanBusiness #HyundaiMobilityTransformation
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    • CEO of Korea Investment & Securities
      Kim Sung-hwan
      Kim Sung-hwan is the CEO and President of Korea Investment & Securities. He aims to elevate Korea Investment & Securities to a global financial investment firm as a leading investment bank (IB). He was born on November 21, 1969, in Seoul. He graduated from Dangok High School and majored in Economics at Korea University. He started his career at Kyobo Life Insurance. He then moved to Dongwon Securities and continued working there even after Dongwon Securities was acquired by Korea Investment & Securities, accumulating nearly 20 years of experience at Korea Investment & Securities. He is an expert in investment banking (IB). He expanded the business scope of securities firms by introducing asset-backed securities (ABS) and asset-backed commercial papers (ABCP) based on real estate project financing (PF), a first in the securities industry. As the head of the Real Estate Finance Center, he became the youngest executive director and was subsequently promoted to the youngest managing director. In 2016, when he was appointed as the first head of the IB Group, he was the youngest among the heads of IB divisions in large securities firms. Less than a year after becoming the head of the division, he was promoted to vice president. #KimSungHwan #KoreaInvestment #CEO #InvestmentBanking #Finance #Securities #ABS #ABCP #RealEstateFinance #Promotion
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    • CEO of Lotte On
      Park Ik-jin
      Park Ik-jin is the Vice President and CEO of Lotte On. Lotte On is the integrated online mall of Lotte Group's distribution division, launched in 2020. It is also referred to as Lotte Shopping's e-commerce division. He was born in 1968. After completing his bachelor's and master's degrees in Physics at Seoul National University, he earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. From 2000, he worked as a Project Manager at McKinsey & Company, and from 2004 to 2006, he served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Citibank Korea's Card Division. In 2006, he became an Associate Partner at McKinsey, and in 2012, he served as Executive Vice President in charge of strategy at Hyundai Card and Hyundai Capital. From 2014 to 2019, he held the position of Vice President and Head of Marketing at ING Life. In 2019, he was appointed Vice President in charge of Marketing and Digital at MBK Lotte Card, and in 2021, he served as the Head of Operations at Affinity Equity Partners. In 2024, he joined Lotte Shopping and was appointed Vice President and CEO of Lotte On, the e-commerce division. #LotteOn #ParkIkjin #ecommerce #LotteGroup #retail #MIT #SeoulNationalUniversity #executiveleadership #strategy #digitaltransformation
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    • CEO of GS E&C
      Huh Yoon-hong
      Huh Yoon-hong is the President and CEO of GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C). As the 4th generation leader of the GS Group, he is dedicated to restoring trust following a series of incidents and controversies, including the collapse of an underground parking lot in Incheon. He was born on January 24, 1979, in Seoul, as the eldest son of Huh Chang-soo, the Chairman of GS Construction. He graduated from Seoul Han Young Foreign Language High School and earned a degree in International Business from Saint Louis University in the United States. He also obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. After joining LG-Caltex Oil (now GS Caltex), he moved to GS Construction, where he is celebrating his 19th year. Prior to becoming CEO, he held positions as the Future Innovation Representative, Business Support Director, and Head of New Business Division. With extensive experience in overseas construction sites, he emphasizes on-site management. Known for his modest and amicable personality, he often shares drinks with his employees.
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    • Chairman and CEO of Industrial Bank of K
      Kim Sung-tae
      Kim Sung-tae is the CEO of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. He is dedicated to providing financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners who are struggling due to complex crises. He is focused on supplying venture capital to nurture technology-driven venture companies. He was born in 1962 in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do. He graduated from Daejeon Commercial High School and majored in Business Administration at Chungnam National University. He completed an MBA program at the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland. He joined IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and served in various positions including Head of the Future Innovation Team in the Strategic Planning Department, Chief Secretary, Head of the Future Planning Office, Head of the Comprehensive Planning Department, Head of the Marketing Strategy Department, Head of the Busan-Ulsan Regional Headquarters, and Head of the Gyeongdong Regional Headquarters. He was appointed as the CEO of IBK Capital, a subsidiary of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, after serving as Head of the Consumer Protection Group (Vice President) and Head of the Management Strategy Group (Vice President). He returned to IBK Industrial Bank of Korea as Executive Director (Senior Vice President) and eventually became the President of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. He is a strategic expert who has gone through the planning and marketing strategy departments. He is known for his excellent planning and execution skills. #KimSungTae #IBK #IBKIndustrialBank #BankPresident #FinancialSupport #SMEs #VentureCapital #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #BankingIndustry
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