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SK Group chairman Choi Tae-won was elected solely as the next chairman of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry. President Choi is also scheduled to be the chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce, according to the custom of the president of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This is expected to be the first case where the head of the four main groups is the president of the Daehan Prize.
The presidency of the Seoul Prize held a meeting of the presidency in the Jung-gu conference room, Seoul, on the morning of the 1st and made this decision unanimously. The president’s explanation was that he took into account that the president of the Seoul Prize should be able to represent the Korean business community. The meeting was attended by 13 Seoul presidents, including Park Yong-man, Seoul Chancellor and Daehan Sang-sang, Lee In-yong, president of Samsung Electronics, Gong Young-woon, president of Hyundai Motors, and Kwon Young-soo. vice president of LG. .
Immediately after the meeting, President Park explained to reporters the background of his appointment as “a suitable person to look to the future at this turning point of the 4th Industrial Revolution.” He added, “Because he is qualified to represent the Korean economy and thinks a lot about social, environmental and win-win values, he is an excellent candidate.”
President Choi announced his intention to accept the candidate through a press release that afternoon. He replied: “I am grateful for the appointment” and “I will consider what I can do for the consultation and the national economy.”
If President Choi officially takes office as president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce, the voice of economic organizations is expected to grow even more. An official from an economic group said: “We have great expectation that a person with great influence will lead the Korean Chamber of Commerce” and said: “President Choi is expected to adequately communicate the current economic problems to politics and further strengthen plus communication with the government. “
The next procedure is the general meeting of legislators in Seoul on the 23rd. At the end of the general meeting, President Choi will formally take over as president of the Seoul Prize. To become president of the Korean Prize, you must go through one more general meeting of lawmakers on the 24th of next month. The term of the chairman of the Korean Prize is three years and can be re-elected once. The Korean Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s largest comprehensive economic organization, spanning from small and medium-sized businesses to large corporations, and represents 73 regional chambers of commerce, including Seoul Sangsang.
If President Choi becomes president of Daehan Sangsang, it will be the first case where the two generations are the heads of the two main economic organizations. President Choi’s father, the late Choi Jong-hyun, founding president of SK Group, served as president of the National Federation of Entrepreneurs from 1993 to 1998. Born in Suwon, President Choi completed a master’s and doctorate in economics at Shin Il High School, the Department of Physics at the University of Korea and the Graduate School of the University of Chicago. Since then, he has joined Sunkyung and has been SK President from 1998 to the present.
Reporter Song Hyung-seok [email protected]
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