'October Gimhae City Proud CEO', Young Employment and Hydrogen Industry Pioneer 'TCT' CEO Kwon Young-seok Selected

Mayor Heo Seong-gon of Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam (second from the left) presented the 'October Proud CEO Award' to Kwon Young-seok, CEO of TCT (second from the right).
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam awarded CEO Kwon Young-seok of TCT the 'October Gimhae City Proud CEO Award.'

TCT is a company that produces core parts used in aircraft engines and space launch vehicle engines, supplying to Hanwha Aerospace, Doosan Heavy Industries, and others.

CEO Kwon established TCT in 2002 and grew it into a company with manufacturing competitiveness in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Not satisfied with this, he ventured into the future new growth industry of hydrogen by founding Neo System, a hydrogen fuel cell corporation, in 2019, and contributes to the development of local new industries by participating as a member company of the Gimhae Hydrogen Business Association.

Furthermore, despite the nature of ultra-precision machining industries favoring the hiring of experienced workers, since last year, he has newly hired 13 young people and is striving to create local youth employment and cultivate skilled technical personnel through in-house job training.

CEO Kwon said, "Having been in the parts manufacturing business for a long time, investing newly in the hydrogen business sector over the past few years brought many burdens and difficulties, but this Proud CEO Award has been a great encouragement."

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, "These days, the government is concentrating all its capabilities on the hydrogen economy, the Green New Deal, and carbon neutrality," adding, "I ask companies for active interest and investment during this major transition to a low-carbon and hydrogen economy, and the city will do its best to provide administrative support."

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