Ha Seok-ju, President of Lotte Construction, Elected as New Chairman of Korea Construction Management Association

▲ Ha Seok-ju, President of Lotte Construction and newly appointed Chairman of the Korea Construction Management Association (Provided by Korea Construction Management Association)

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] The Korea Construction Management Association announced on the 13th that it held the '2020 Fiscal Year Regular General Meeting' at Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, and unanimously elected Ha Seok-ju, President of Lotte Construction, as the new chairman.

New Chairman Ha Seok-ju will serve as the head of major construction companies for three years until February 2023. Born in 1958, Ha joined Lotte Chilsung Beverage in 1983, then worked at Lotte Group's Planning and Coordination Office, and held key positions such as Head of the Management Support Division and Head of the Housing Business Division at Lotte Construction. Since March 2017, he has been serving as the CEO of Lotte Construction.

After assuming the CEO position at Lotte Construction, Chairman Ha successfully completed the Jamsil Lotte World Tower. Following significant achievements in the housing sector, he has also contributed to strengthening Lotte Construction's profitability and diversifying its business, leading the company to stable growth.

Chairman Ha stated, "I bear heavy responsibility in taking on this important role during difficult times," and pledged, "I will do my best to resolve the various challenges facing our construction industry and sector and to achieve a new leap forward."

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