LS 3rd Generation CEO Sanghyun Lee Elected as President of the Korea Hockey Association in His 30s
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] LS family third-generation Lee Sanghyun, CEO of Taein, will serve as the president of the Korea Hockey Association.
Taein and the Korea Hockey Association announced on the 12th that Lee was elected as the 30th president of the Korea Hockey Association. His term is four years, leading the association until January 2025.
The newly appointed president said, "I will do my best to create a fair and transparent environment for Korean hockey, strengthen international competitiveness and performance, and achieve medal wins at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and secure qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games."
He added, "Not only will I address current issues, but to promote future-oriented development of the hockey sport, I plan to expand the youth club base, introduce 5-a-side hockey, enhance the status of hockey through strengthened promotion and marketing, and also pursue inter-Korean sports exchanges by forming a unified North-South team."
President Lee has been actively involved in the sports community, starting as a member of the Environment Conservation Committee of the Korea Alpine Federation, a member of the Inter-Korean Sports Exchange Committee of the Korean Sports Council, a sports exchange committee member of the Minhwahyeop, a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Committee for the Development of Community Sports, and a director of the Gyeonggi-do Sports Council. Taein, where he serves as CEO, has also been running a sports scholarship program for 30 years.
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This election as president marks a rare record of three generations leading sports organizations. His maternal grandfather, the late Koo Taehoe, Honorary Chairman of LS Cable & System, served as president of the Korea Weightlifting Federation, and his father, Lee Injeong, president of the Asian Alpine Federation, served as president of the Korea Alpine Federation.
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