Hae-jun Bae, HMM CEO, Presents Orders to New Employees... "Key Players to Drive Global Top-Class Growth"

Hae-jun Baejae, CEO of HMM, is being interviewed by Asia Economy on the 27th. / Photo by Mo Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] HMM announced on the 22nd that it held the ‘Commissioning Ceremony’ for new employees of 2021.

At the event held at the HMM headquarters in Yeonji-dong, President Bae Jae-hoon encouraged the 29 new employees, saying, “You are the key players who will not only rebuild Korea’s shipping industry but also grow HMM into a global top-class company,” and added, “I hope you continuously develop yourselves and enhance your expertise to become professional workers representing Korea’s shipping industry.”

The new employees participated in introductory training including shipping practical training conducted directly by in-house instructors over the past ten days, team introductions from each business division, conversations with seniors, business manners, and a Golden Bell quiz.

Professor Kim Kyung-il from Ajou University’s Department of Psychology was invited to give a special lecture titled ‘Wise Workplace Life’ to increase the interest in the training. In particular, the new employees had time to plan and present ways to activate ESG management, which has recently become a hot topic.

Joo Kyu-hyung, the representative new employee who received the commissioning letter that day, said, “Through this training, I have come to understand more deeply the importance of the shipping industry, a national key industry in our country that is highly dependent on exports and imports,” and expressed his aspiration, “As a member responsible for global exports and imports at HMM, the representative national shipping company acting as Korea’s ‘private diplomat,’ I will do my best to contribute, even if only a little.”

Meanwhile, HMM started the 2021 new employee recruitment in April. Due to ‘social distancing’ caused by COVID-19, only essential training was conducted face-to-face, and most of the training was conducted remotely. The 29 new employees who received the commissioning letters that day are scheduled to be assigned to their respective teams from the 23rd and begin full-scale practical work.

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