New Head of SME Policy Office at Ministry of SMEs and Startups: Byeon Tae-seop... 40s Executives Forward-Deployed

Byeon Tae-seop, Director of Small and Medium Business Policy Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 17th that Byeon Taeseop, Director of SME Policy, has been appointed as the Director of SME Policy Office, a public recruitment position.

New Director Byeon Taeseop, born in 1971 in Daejeon, graduated from Korea University with a degree in Public Administration and completed a master's program in Public Administration at Washington State University in the United States. He entered public service in 1996 after passing the 38th Administrative Examination and worked for over 20 years at the Small and Medium Business Administration (now the Ministry of SMEs and Startups), demonstrating expertise in SME policy and planning and budgeting.

He also served as Policy General Manager, Startup Promotion Policy Director, and Policy Planning Director, based on his experience as an administrative officer at the Presidential Secretariat.

With this appointment, the number of senior officials in their 40s at the director level within the Ministry of SMEs and Startups has increased to two. Previously, in December last year, Lee Junhee, born in 1971 and Director of SME Policy, was appointed as Director of Planning and Coordination.

A Ministry of SMEs and Startups official said, "The consecutive appointment of young officials in their 40s to director positions reflects Minister Park Youngsun's intention to deploy practical experts forward and achieve results in realizing a smart Korea," adding, "The Director of SME Policy Office is a position overseeing SME policy and is considered a key position within the Ministry alongside the Director of Planning and Coordination."

Meanwhile, besides this director-level appointment, Kim Youngshin, former spokesperson and director, has been transferred to head the Seoul Regional Office of SMEs and Startups.

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