KEPCO Appoints 'Jeong Seung-il, Former Vice Minister of Industry' as President at Extraordinary General Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] Jeong Seung-il, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was appointed as the 21st President of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) on the 28th. Jeong, who was appointed as president, is expected to take office as KEPCO president for a three-year term following the recommendation of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and the appointment by the President.

KEPCO announced that it held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at its headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, on the morning of the same day and made the appointment.

Jeong, a native of Seoul, graduated from Kyungseong High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration. He passed the 33rd Administrative Examination in 1989 and began his public service career the following year at the Ministry of Power Resources. He held key positions including Director of Energy Industry Policy, Director of Free Trade Agreement Policy, Director of Trade and Investment, and Director of Energy Resources at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In 2018, he served as President of Korea Gas Corporation.

Meanwhile, at the shareholders' meeting on the same day, KEPCO appointed Park Heon-gyu, former head of the Win-Win Development Headquarters, as an executive director and appointed him as head of the Planning Headquarters (Vice President). Park Hyo-seong, former Consul General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in New York, was appointed as a non-standing auditor.

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