Vice Chairman Park Geun-hee of CJ Logistics Issues Public Apology... "Will Make Every Effort to Prevent Recurrence"

Park Geunhee, Vice Chairman of CJ Logistics

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Park Geunhee, Vice Chairman and CEO of CJ Logistics, stated on the 22nd, "I offer my sincere condolences to the delivery drivers who recently passed away while working in delivery services, and first and foremost, I extend my heartfelt sympathy to their bereaved families."

On the afternoon of the same day, Park held a press conference at the CJ Logistics headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, saying, "As the CEO responsible for the company, I deeply feel the responsibility for the consecutive deaths of delivery drivers," and "I bow my head and apologize for causing great concern to the public."

He emphasized, "All of the CJ Logistics management, including myself, are taking the current situation very seriously and are fully committed to measures to prevent recurrence," and "I do not believe that a few words can evade responsibility."

Park added, "We are reviewing and questioning whether there were any shortcomings in closely monitoring the field situation during the increase in volume caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19)," and "I, as the CEO, will take full responsibility for all the measures reported today and ensure their thorough implementation."

Finally, Park bowed his head and said, "CJ Logistics will prioritize the health and safety of delivery drivers and delivery workers as the top management task and will continue to innovate on-site and develop related technologies," and "Once again, I take this opportunity to apologize to everyone."

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