Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority Appoints Ko Jaecheon as New Port Commissioner

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority's Port Committee announced on the 23rd that it has appointed Commissioner Ko Jae-cheon as the chairman of the 5th Port Committee. Accordingly, the newly appointed Chairman Ko Jae-cheon will lead the Port Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority.

Chairman Ko previously served as an advisory commissioner for the Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority and as the head of the Dongbu Express Jeonnam branch. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Gwangyang Port Hinterland Complex Resident Companies Association and president of Daepyeong Co., Ltd.

Chairman Ko stated, “I will provide comprehensive support for the efficient operation of the Port Committee and the development of the authority,” adding, “I will do my best to help the authority establish itself as a global port public enterprise.”

Earlier, on the 8th, the authority appointed three new port commissioners who will lead the Port Committee for the next two years: Professor Kim Hyun-duk of Suncheon National University, Executive Director Jang Wook of Anse Accounting Corporation (Certified Public Accountant), and Secretary-General Choi Myung-beom of the Korea Maritime Foundation.

Commissioner Kim Hyun-duk has served as a professor at Korea Maritime and Ocean University and is currently vice president of the Korean Port Economics Association, head of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ Shipping and Port Logistics Workforce Development Project Group, and a professor at Suncheon National University.

Commissioner Jang Wook has held positions such as Executive Director at Anse Accounting Corporation and Executive Director at Caleb & Company, and is currently serving as Executive Director (Certified Public Accountant) at Anse Accounting Corporation.

Commissioner Choi Myung-beom has served as Director of the Marine and Port Division of Busan Metropolitan City, Director of Operations Support at the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, and Director of the Marine Environment Education Center at the Korea Marine Environment Corporation. He is currently serving as Secretary-General of the Korea Maritime Foundation.

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