Gwangju Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of the 9th Gwangju Sanggong Awards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chairman Jeong Chang-seon) announced the winners of the 9th Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards on the 25th.

The winners of the 9th Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards are ▲Excellence in Management: Choi Gap-ryeol, Chairman of Samil Construction Co., Ltd. ▲Excellence in Employment: Lim Ji-seon, CEO of Bohae Brewery Co., Ltd. ▲Innovation in Technology: Noh Yoon-seon, CEO of Daepyeong Construction Co., Ltd. ▲Regional Contribution: Jeong Min-sik, Vice President of Honam Sales Group at Hana Bank Co., Ltd. ▲Labor-Management Win-Win: Kim Geun-soon, Gwangju Plant Manager of Sebang Battery Co., Ltd.

Choi Gap-ryeol, Chairman of Samil Construction Co., Ltd., who won the Excellence in Management award, contributed to balanced national development and strengthening national competitiveness through national infrastructure and social overhead capital construction projects. Since 2017, he has led housing stability for the middle class and ordinary citizens by supplying apartments under the company’s own brand ‘Samil Paraview.’ In particular, his innovative management achievements, including a 78% increase in sales last year compared to the previous year, were highly evaluated.

Lim Ji-seon, CEO of Bohae Brewery Co., Ltd., who won the Excellence in Employment award, has contributed to creating local jobs by actively hiring women with career interruptions through the establishment of the subsidiary ‘Nimgwa Hamkke’ in 2015, based on the management philosophy of ‘coexistence with the region.’ Despite difficult business conditions, she was recognized for her efforts to maintain employment for about 240 employees and improve working conditions, contributing to employment stability.

Noh Yoon-seon, CEO of Daepyeong Construction Co., Ltd., who won the Innovation in Technology award, has operated a specialized interior construction company for over 13 years and continues to grow annually through continuous process improvements and new product development with excellent technology and ideas. Especially after the completion of the semi-automated equipment factory in 2019, the company’s competitiveness in manufacturing bathroom storage units for apartment complexes was highly evaluated due to a 17.1% increase in productivity and a 19% reduction in defect rates.

Jeong Min-sik, Vice President of Honam Sales Group at Hana Bank Co., Ltd., who won the Regional Contribution award, has strengthened financial support for local small and medium-sized enterprises based on the management philosophy of ‘growing together and sharing happiness.’ In addition, he was recognized for practicing various social contributions and sharing, including scholarships for scholarship foundations and middle and high schools, donations to welfare facilities and charitable organizations, with contributions amounting to approximately 10 billion KRW in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region since 2017.

Kim Geun-soon, Gwangju Plant Manager of Sebang Battery Co., Ltd., who won the Labor-Management Win-Win award, not only successfully carried out management innovation in labor-management administration but also contributed to forming a culture of coexistence between labor and management by discovering and operating various employee welfare systems based on labor-management trust. In particular, his exemplary labor-management relations were highly praised for full support of employee housing funds and tuition fees, as well as donation activities through employee flea markets.

Additionally, the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry selected and announced 16 exemplary workers from excellent companies, including Kim Jong-sik, manager of Daechang Transport Co., Ltd. Exemplary workers from excellent companies are employees who have worked for more than seven years and contributed to company development through proposals for work improvement and technology development. They are recruited through public applications and selected by a judging committee.

Now in its ninth year, the Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards were established in 2012 to discover and commend those who have devoted themselves to regional economic development and the promotion of commerce and industry, widely publicizing their achievements to boost the morale of businesspeople.

The award ceremony for the 9th Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards and the commendation for exemplary workers from excellent companies will be held on the 26th at 4 p.m. in the large conference room on the 7th floor of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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