Professors Jo Seong-pyo, Oh Kwang-wook, and Jung Nam-chul Selected as '2020 Samjeong KPMG Professors'

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Samjong KPMG announced on the 6th that it held the '2020 Samjong KPMG Professor' appointment ceremony at its headquarters in Gangnam Finance Center, Seoul.

▲ (From the right) Jeong Seok-woo, former president of the Korean Accounting Association, Kim Gyo-tae, chairman of Samjong KPMG, Jeong Nam-cheol, assistant professor of the Department of Business Administration at Hongik University, Jo Seong-pyo, professor of the Department of Business Administration at Kyungpook National University, Oh Kwang-wook, associate professor of the Department of Business Administration at Korea University Sejong Campus, and Baek Tae-young, president of the Korean Accounting Association, are posing for a commemorative photo of the '2020 Samjong KPMG Professor.' (Photo by Samjong KPMG)

Professor Seongpyo Jo of the Department of Business Administration at Kyungpook National University was appointed as a 'Distinguished Professor,' awarded to professors with excellent accounting research and high academic knowledge. Professor Jo has served as a professor at Kyungpook National University for 35 years and has published various academic works such as "Changes in Accounting Quality of Korean Companies after IFRS Adoption Compared to American Companies." He also served as the 37th president of the Korean Accounting Association, enhancing the research capabilities of the accounting society and contributing to the establishment of principle-based accounting.

Associate Professor Kwangwook Oh of the Department of Business Administration at Korea University Sejong Campus was selected as an 'Audit Committee Institute Professor (ACI Professor)' in recognition of his active research activities related to accounting and taxation, including winning the Excellent Paper Award in Accounting Information Research from the Korean Accounting Information Society for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018. Professor Oh has served as an advisory professor for the Accounting Management Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Service, a member of the Public Institution Management Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and a tax review committee member of the Daejeon Regional Tax Office.

Assistant Professor Namcheol Jeong of the Department of Business Administration at Hongik University was appointed as a 'Scholarship Professor,' awarded to emerging scholars who have published innovative papers related to accounting. Professor Jeong has served as an executive director of the Korean Accounting Association and has continued various academic activities. This year, he was recognized for his achievements in research on Japan's accounting and external audit systems and the application of internal accounting control systems for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Samjong KPMG Chairman Kyotae Kim stated, "Scholars' specialized research serves as the foundation for enhancing accounting transparency and reliability in our country," adding, "We will continue to support scholars' in-depth research through the 'Samjong KPMG Professor' program and contribute to the healthy growth of companies and society."

Meanwhile, the 2020 Samjong KPMG Professor program is an event hosted by the Korean Accounting Association and sponsored by Samjong KPMG. Professors were selected according to the Korean Accounting Association's internal regulations, and Samjong KPMG will provide a designated research fund to the appointed professors for one year.

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