[Personnel] Korea Rural Community Corporation

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Rural Community Corporation announced on the 17th that Choi Kangwon, Head of the Water Resources and Environment Research Office at the Rural Research Institute, will be appointed as the Director of the Rural Research Institute starting next month on the 1st.

Director Choi earned his Ph.D. in Oceanography from Seoul National University in 1993. After joining the Korea Rural Community Corporation (formerly the Rural Technology Research Institute) in November 1995, he mainly conducted research in the fields of environment and water resources.

In 2010, he received the Prime Minister's Commendation from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for his contributions to the completion of the Saemangeum Seawall.

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