Samil PwC Appoints Yoon Hoon-soo as New CEO and Head of Audit Division

[Asia Economy Reporter Ji-hwan Park] Samil Accounting Corporation announced on the 28th that it has appointed Yoon Hoon-soo, head of the audit division, as the new CEO.

Yoon Hoon-soo, the new CEO who joined Samil Accounting Corporation in 1987, graduated from Seoul National University’s College of Business Administration and earned a master's degree from the same graduate school. He worked for more than five years at PwC’s San Jose and New Jersey offices in the United States. He was later recognized for his global capabilities and expertise while serving as Samil’s U.S. IPO leader, head of the Global Services Division, and leader of the Complex Services Group.

Since July 2017, he has served as head of the audit division at Samil Accounting Corporation, earning praise for his crisis management skills and leadership that pursues innovation and change while responding to major issues such as the new external audit law and the 52-hour workweek system.

New CEO Yoon Hoon-soo said, "I will strive to establish a horizontal organizational culture where collective intelligence and diversity are respected, and based on this, improve the service quality of Samil Accounting Corporation and establish it as a socially trusted accounting firm." His term will begin on July 1.

◇ Profile of new CEO Yoon Hoon-soo

△ Born in Seoul in 1965

△ Graduated from Seoul National University College of Business Administration and its graduate school

△ Certified Public Accountant in Korea and U.S. CPA (California)

△ Joined Samil Accounting Corporation in 1987

△ Worked at C&L (former PwC) U.S. San Jose office from 1993 to 1998

△ Worked at PwC U.S. Independence Office in 2010

△ Human Capital Leader at Samil Accounting Corporation from 2015 to 2017

△ Head of Audit Division at Samil Accounting Corporation since 2017

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