Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry Selects Winners of the 9th Gwangju Sanggong Awards

Management, Employment, Technological Innovation, Regional Contribution, and Labor-Management Cooperation Sections

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chairman Jeong Chang-seon) announced the recipients of this year’s ninth Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards on the 26th.

The Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards were established in 2012 to discover and commend individuals who have dedicated themselves to the development of the regional economy and the promotion of commerce and industry, widely publicizing their contributions to boost the morale of businesspeople.

The recipients of the 9th Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards are Choi Gap-ryeol, Chairman of Samil Construction, for Excellence in Management; Lim Ji-seon, CEO of Bohae Brewery, for Excellence in Employment; Noh Yoon-seon, CEO of Daepyeong Construction, for Technological Innovation; Jeong Min-sik, Vice President of Hana Bank Honam Sales Group, for Regional Contribution; and Kim Geun-soon, Plant Manager of Sebang Battery Gwangju Factory, for Labor-Management Coexistence.

Chairman Choi Gap-ryeol of Samil Construction.

Choi Gap-ryeol, Chairman of Samil Construction, who received the Excellence in Management Award, is recognized for contributing 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.’

Im Ji-seon, CEO of Bohae Brewery.

Lim Ji-seon, CEO of Bohae Brewery, who won the Excellence in Employment Award, contributed to creating local jobs by actively hiring women with career interruptions through the establishment of the subsidiary ‘With You’ in 2015. 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-sun, CEO of Daepyeong Construction.

Noh Yoon-seon, CEO of Daepyeong Construction, awarded for Technological Innovation, has operated a specialized interior construction company for over 13 years, continuously growing annually through excellent technical skills and ideas, constant process improvements, and new product development. Especially after the completion of the semi-automated equipment factory in 2019, the company received high evaluations for competitiveness in manufacturing bathroom storage units for apartment complexes, with productivity improvement of 17.1% and defect rate reduction of 19%.

Jung Min-sik, Vice President of Honam Sales Group, Hana Bank.

Jeong Min-sik, Vice President of Hana Bank Honam Sales Group, honored for Regional Contribution, strengthened financial support for local small and medium enterprises with the management philosophy of ‘growing together and sharing happiness.’ Since 2017, he has practiced various social contributions and sharing by donating 10 billion KRW within the Gwangju-Jeonnam region through scholarship foundations, scholarship sponsorships, and donations to welfare facilities and charitable organizations.

Geunsoon Kim, Plant Manager of Sebang Battery Gwangju Plant.

Kim Geun-soon, Plant Manager of Sebang Battery Gwangju Factory, awarded for Labor-Management Coexistence, 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. His exemplary practices in labor relations, such as full support for employee housing funds and tuition fees and donation activities through employee flea markets, were highly praised.

Additionally, the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry selected and announced 16 outstanding company model workers, including Kim Jong-sik, General Manager of Daechang Transport.

The Gwangju Commerce and Industry Awards ceremony and the commendation for outstanding company model workers will be held at 4 p.m. on the 26th in the 7th-floor main conference room of the Chamber of Commerce.

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