Kim Sang-yeol, Chairman of Hoban Group, Receives Honorary Doctorate from Chonnam National University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Chonnam National University announced on the morning of the 5th at Yongbong Hall that it awarded an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration to Chairman Kim Sang-yeol of Hoban Construction.

Chonnam National University President Jeong Byeong-seok said at the event, “Chairman Kim Sang-yeol, who founded Hoban at the young age of 28, has not only grown the company with outstanding management skills but has also been highly evaluated for his contributions to national and regional development and nurturing future talents, and thus is awarded this honorary doctorate. Just as the zelkova tree, the university’s emblem, silently grows and guards the village entrance providing a resting place for people, Chairman Kim’s life has followed a similar trajectory, and I hope more students will emulate this.”

In response, Chairman Kim said, “It is a great honor to receive an honorary doctorate from Chonnam National University. Like Chonnam National University, which teaches creative leadership and fulfills its responsibility in talent development, I will also strive for healthy corporate growth and contribute to national and regional development.”

Meanwhile, the degree conferment ceremony was attended by Honorary Professors Kim Jong-jae and Park Seong-su, mentors of Chairman Kim Sang-yeol during his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Business, as well as Dean Yang Chae-yeol and other faculty members and company officials.

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