[Announcement] Fair Trade Commission Appoints Kim Jaesin as Secretary-General and Kim Hyungbae as Standing Commissioner

Kim Jae-shin, the new Secretary General of the Fair Trade Commission. (Photo by Fair Trade Commission)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 29th that it has appointed former standing commissioner Kim Jaeshin as the new Secretary-General.

New Secretary-General Kim passed the 34th Administrative Examination and entered public service in 1991. He has served as Director of the Corporate Transaction Policy Bureau, Director of the Competition Policy Bureau, and standing commissioner at the Fair Trade Commission.

Kim Hyung-bae, newly appointed Standing Commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission. (Photo by Fair Trade Commission)

Kim Hyungbae, Director of the Cartel Investigation Bureau, was newly appointed as a standing commissioner.

New standing commissioner Kim passed the 34th Administrative Examination and entered public service in 1991. He has held positions such as spokesperson for the Fair Trade Commission, Director of the Market Surveillance Bureau, Policy Officer for Market Structure Improvement, and Director of the Cartel Investigation Bureau.

The Fair Trade Commission stated that based on Kim’s 28 years of experience and expertise in the field of fair trade, he is expected to contribute to the Commission’s rulings and institutional development going forward.

A Fair Trade Commission official said, "This personnel appointment was made to steadily pursue the government’s national agenda even after the mid-term of the Moon Jaein administration," adding, "It is expected to inject new vitality into the organization and continuously realize the achievements of a fair economy."

The Fair Trade Commission consists of a chairman (ministerial level), a vice chairman (vice ministerial level), three standing commissioners (director general level), and four non-standing commissioners, totaling nine members. The term is three years, with the possibility of one reappointment.

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