Yoon Chang-woon Appointed as New Vice Chairman of Kolon Group

Yoon Chang-woon, Vice Chairman of Kolon Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Yoon Chang-woon, CEO of Kolon Global, has been promoted to Vice Chairman of the group. Kim Jung-il, Vice President of Kolon Industries, has been appointed as the new CEO of Kolon Global.

Kolon Group announced on the 29th that it conducted its 2022 regular executive personnel appointments with these changes. The company explained that Vice Chairman Yoon was recognized for his achievements over eight years of leading the company, successfully putting new businesses such as wind power and modular construction on track. Kim Jung-il, the appointed CEO, was selected as the right person to drive future growth and new businesses.

Lee Jin-yong, Vice President and CEO of Kolon Benit, was promoted to President, while Bang Min-soo, Executive Director and CEO of Kolon Plastics, and Jang Jae-hyuk, Executive Director of LSI/MOD, were each promoted to Vice President and CEO. Kim Sung-joong, Executive Director and head of Kolon Industries’ Gumi plant, Jeon Cheol-won, Executive Director of Kolon Global’s BMW division, and Cho Hyun-chul, Executive Director of the company’s Construction Headquarters, were promoted to Vice Presidents.

The company stated, "Under the broad framework of autonomous responsibility management, the principle that performance is rewarded has been reflected," and added, "It is characterized by bold generational change and the appointment of capable executives in their 40s to pursue dynamic growth."

Among the 21 newly appointed assistant managing directors, 18 are in their 40s. Additionally, four women, including Moon Hee-sook (Managing Director of Kolon Industries FnC Division) and Kim Jung-in (Assistant Managing Director of Kolon Corporation), were promoted or appointed as executives. The company advanced the personnel appointments by about a month compared to previous years to proactively formulate management strategies.

Kim Jung-il, President and CEO of Kolon Global

The following is the full personnel list of Kolon Group

◆Group Vice Chairman: Yoon Chang-woon

◆Kolon Global CEO: Kim Jung-il

◆Kolon Benit CEO: Lee Jin-yong

◆Kolon Plastics Vice President and CEO: Bang Min-soo

◆Kolon LSI / MOD Vice President and CEO: Jang Jae-hyuk

◆Kolon Corporation ▶Managing Director: Kim Young-chul ▶Assistant Managing Director: Kim Jung-in

◆Kolon Industries ▶Vice President: Kim Sung-joong ▶Executive Director: Park Kyu-dae, Park Sung-joon, Lee Sang-min ▶Managing Director: Moon Hee-soon, Park Yeon-ho, Lee Moo-seok, Moon Byung-kwon ▶Assistant Managing Director: Na Young-il, Park Sang-hyuk, Bae Jin-cheol, Woo Dong-pyo, Lee Gil-jae, Hong Chang-pyo

◆Kolon Industries FnC Division ▶Managing Director: Moon Hee-sook ▶Assistant Managing Director: Kim Yoon-kyung, Son Hyung-oh, Ahn Tae-joon, Jang Jung-ae

◆Kolon Global ▶Vice President: Jeon Cheol-won, Cho Hyun-chul ▶Managing Director: Kang Chang-hee, Park Moon-gyu ▶Assistant Managing Director: Min Moo-hong, Bang Ki-jung, Bae Seong-yong, Lee Je-in, Choi Jae-seo, Hong Bo-seon

◆Kolon Glotech ▶Managing Director: Hwang Nam-yeol ▶Assistant Managing Director: Park Sung-joong

◆Kolon Plastics ▶Assistant Managing Director: Jo In-gi

◆Kolon Benit ▶Executive Director: Lee Jong-chan ▶Assistant Managing Director: Choi Hyung-wook

◆Kolon Life Science ▶Executive Director: Jo Young-woo

◆Kolon Deck Composite ▶Assistant Managing Director: Han Jin-wook

◆Kolon Plastics Executive Director: Kim Min-tae ◆Kolon Global Executive Director: Park Moon-hee

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