Koo Kwang-mo LG Chairman Shows Highest Interest in 'COVID-19 Social Contribution' Among Group Heads

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resurges, a survey on the 'interest of the heads of the top 30 conglomerates in infectious disease-related social contributions' revealed that 'Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group,' showed the highest level of interest.

On the other hand, some group heads showed minimal information volume not only in the 'COVID-19 response' surveyed in mid-last month but also in 'COVID-19 related social contributions.'

On the 29th, the Global Big Data Research Institute announced that it conducted a big data survey on the volume of COVID-19 related social contribution information targeting the same individuals of the top 30 domestic business groups based on the Fair Trade Commission's May standards.

The analyzed channels included 12 categories: news, communities, blogs, cafes, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, KakaoStory, Knowledge iN, companies/organizations, and government/public sectors. The number of analyzed sites was 220,000, and the keywords were strictly limited to terms such as △COVID-19 donation △COVID-19 social contribution △COVID-19 relief funds.

When the same individual of a business group was a 'corporation,' the analysis targeted the representative of that corporation. Among the top 30 groups, six groups?△POSCO △NongHyup Central Association △KT △S-Oil △Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering △KT&G?fell under this category.

In cases where the same individual's children or relatives effectively exercised management rights, the analysis was conducted on them, and information volume at the group level excluding the head's name was not separately analyzed.

Among the heads of the top 30 business groups, the individual with the highest volume of social contribution keyword information during the COVID-19 crisis was Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group, with a total of 396 cases.

Chairman Koo attracted significant public attention last month on the 27th by making a generous donation of 1 billion KRW from his personal fortune to help develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

The second highest volume of COVID-19 social contribution information was Lee Jae-hyun, Chairman of CJ Group, with 351 cases, followed by △Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, 338 cases △Koo Hyun-mo, President of KT, 298 cases △Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, 259 cases △Cho Won-tae, Chairman of Hanjin Group, 200 cases. These individuals recorded over 200 cases of social contribution information, showing remarkable interest.

Following them were △Baek Bok-in, President of KT&G, 149 cases △Hussein Al-Qatani, CEO of S-Oil, 115 cases △Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group, 105 cases △Choi Jeong-woo, Chairman of POSCO, 101 cases △Huh Tae-soo, Chairman of GS Group, 75 cases △Kim Beom-su, Chairman of Kakao, 73 cases △Chung Eui-sun, Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, 66 cases △Lee Sung-hee, President of NongHyup Central Association, 47 cases △Park Jung-won, Chairman of Doosan Group, 20 cases, forming the top 15.

A research institute official stated, "During the period when COVID-19 is resurging, the interest of the heads of the top 30 groups in infectious disease-related social contributions is inevitably important," adding, "More active interest from some heads is necessary."

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