[Exclusive] Daejang-dong Keyman Yoon Dong-gyu, Poor Documents and Dual Position Controversy... 'Hiring Verification' Was Lax

Submission of Career Verification Documents Only Ten Days After Appointment... 'Union Representative and Federation President' Positions Maintained for a Period Even After Hiring

Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation /

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Allegations have been raised that Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who played a key role in the development project of Pangyo Daejang District in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, underwent a deficient verification process during his hiring. It was confirmed that he submitted essential documents such as career certificates, which must be submitted in advance to verify eligibility, only ten days after being appointed as an executive, and also violated the employee dual employment restriction regulations for a certain period after assuming the director position.

On the 27th, a senior official from the Seongnam City Council stated, "Yoo was appointed as the head of the predecessor of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, the Facilities Management Corporation, on October 15, 2010, but the career verification documents that should have been submitted to the personnel committee at that time were submitted well over ten days late," adding, "Some council members raised concerns about this, but Seongnam city officials involved in the hiring process did not take any particular stance, so the issue was overlooked."

In fact, upon reviewing the council minutes obtained by the press, Yoo submitted documents verifying his work history at the web solution company 'Nuri IC' only on the 27th, twelve days after his appointment. At that time, Park Wanjeong, a member of the Seongnam City Council's Administrative Planning Committee, criticized, "Is it acceptable to submit career verification documents retroactively when they were not prepared at the time of hiring?" A Seongnam city official involved in the hiring of executives at the Urban Development Corporation responded, "We need to look into it," avoiding a direct answer.

When Park presented the corporation's employment regulation stating, "If an employee falsifies or conceals their career to enter the company, they may be dismissed or terminated," and asked again, "What measures will you take?" the official replied, "This is not something that can be denied or disputed," and said, "We will investigate the facts."

The belatedly submitted career verification documents were also found to be inadequate. Yoo submitted a certificate confirming his employment at Nuri IC from October 1999 to August 2003, but it was investigated that Nuri Information & Communications, the predecessor of Nuri IC, was established in June 2000. Yoo only explained, "I worked under a contract relationship with Nuri IC, so I practically worked and collaborated on projects there, but I was not a formal employee."

Additional allegations surfaced that Yoo violated the dual employment restriction regulations. Article 61 of the Public Enterprises Act and Article 14 of the Seongnam Facilities Management Corporation's bylaws at the time stipulated that "executives and employees of the corporation shall not engage in profit-oriented work outside their duties, and executives may not hold other positions without the permission of the local government head, and employees may not hold other positions without the chairman's permission."

However, Yoo maintained positions such as "Representative of Hansol 5 Complex Remodeling Housing Association" and "President of the 1st New Town Remodeling Association" for a certain period after his appointment on October 15, 2010. The corporation responded, "The successor association head election was delayed because the housing association could not hold member opinion gathering and general meetings, so Yoo is still registered on the official registry," but Yoo conducted interviews with major media outlets as the remodeling association president even after joining the corporation.

A former Seongnam City Council member said, "(Yoo) was effectively specially hired under the clause 'a person recognized by the appointing authority as having special reasons' despite lacking qualifications, and the council had already proven his lack of qualifications," adding, "Even if a special hiring was conducted, if Seongnam City, the council, and the corporation had thoroughly checked the hiring procedures before and after the hiring, the current situation could have been prevented."

Meanwhile, Yoo has currently deleted his previously used mobile phone number and is avoiding contact with the outside as much as possible. He is suspected of designing the shareholder composition and profit distribution methods of 'Seongnam Utddeul,' a special purpose corporation (SPC) responsible for implementing the Daejang-dong development project.

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