Lotte Chairman Shin Dong-bin's First Day Back at Work After Returning to Japan: "Attending Meetings and Handling Current Issues"

Returned on the 2nd... 2 Weeks of Self-Quarantine

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group, who had been stuck due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has returned to normal work after coming back from Japan.

A Lotte Holdings official stated on the 18th, "Chairman Shin Dong-bin, who left for Japan in March, returned on the 2nd and after completing a two-week self-quarantine at home, he came to the Jamsil office today (18th)."

He added, "Chairman Shin has been continuously managing business matters through video conferences both at his residence in Japan and in Korea. Starting today, he will resume normal work and is expected to be busy with various meetings and reporting schedules in preparation for the post-COVID era."

Chairman Shin left for Japan on March 7th, right after holding the 49th-day memorial service for his father, Shin Kyuk-ho, Honorary Chairman of Lotte Group. He risked the danger of COVID-19 to board a flight to Japan in order to assume the position of Chairman of Lotte Holdings Japan. He was appointed chairman at the Lotte Holdings Japan board meeting on March 18th and officially took office on the 1st of last month.

As COVID-19 spread worldwide, Chairman Shin was grounded for nearly two months. Since he became Chairman of Lotte Group Korea in 2011, this is the first time he has stayed in Japan for such a long period. It is known that during his stay in Japan, he managed urgent matters such as COVID-19 crisis response plans as Chairman of Lotte Holdings Japan.

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