Chairman and CEO of Poongsan Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of copper products and munitions. He is actively involved in numerous business organizations, most notably as Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), Chairman of the Korea-U.S. Business Council, Chairman of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs (SFIA) and Chairman of the Korea-France Club. Additionally, he supports a number of philanthropic organizations worldwide. He serves on the Board of Governors of the PGA Tour’s First Tee Program, and is Board Chairman of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Korea as well as Vice Chairman of the Korea Mecenat Association. He also serves his alma mater Seoul National University as a member of the Advisory Committee at the Institute for Future Strategy.
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