‘2021 Housing Construction Day’ Held… IS Dongseo Chairman Kwon Hyuk-woon Awarded Gold Tower Industrial Medal

Kwon Hyuk-woon, Chairman of IS Dongseo

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] At the ‘2021 Housing Construction Day’ event, 55 individuals including housing construction professionals and housing construction organizations who contributed to the development of the housing industry received government awards and commendations from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

On the afternoon of the 15th, the ‘2021 Housing Construction Day’ event, co-hosted by the Korea Housing Construction Association, the Korea Housing Association, and the Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), was held at the Federation of Korean Industries building in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. This event was organized to encourage the efforts of housing construction professionals who strive to improve the national housing standards and develop the housing industry despite difficult housing business conditions. The event was attended by over 100 housing construction professionals, including Noh Hyung-wook, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Lee Heon-seung, Chairman of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee.

At the event, 55 individuals including housing construction professionals and organization officials who made significant contributions to the development of the housing industry were awarded government honors and commendations from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The recipients included 4 Industrial Medals (1 Gold Tower, 3 Silver Tower), 6 Industrial Decorations, 8 Presidential Commendations, 10 Prime Minister Commendations, and 27 Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Commendations.

An awards ceremony was also held. The recipients included 4 Industrial Medals (1 Gold Tower, 3 Silver Tower), 6 Industrial Decorations, 8 Presidential Commendations, 10 Prime Minister Commendations, and 27 commendations from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, totaling 55 people.

The Gold Tower Industrial Medal was awarded to Kwon Hyuk-woon, CEO of IS Group. The Silver Tower Industrial Medals were awarded to three individuals: Sung Seok-dong, CEO of Suyeong Housing Construction; Kim Sang-guk, Executive Director at Samsung C&T; and Kwak Ki-jin, Executive Director at Hanjin Heavy Industries.

The Presidential Commendations were awarded to eight individuals: Sung Ki-ho, CEO of Geumseong Housing Construction; Park Yoon-ha, CEO of Miraedo Construction; Gyeong Ju-seon, CEO of Dongmun Industrial Development; Choi Won-seok, Executive Director at Kumho Construction; Choi Won-jae, Manager at Daebang Construction; Han Jin-su, Director at Hwaseong Industry; Lee Ho-cheol, Director at Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation; and Kim Dae-seong, Head of the Korea Housing Association.

The Prime Minister Commendations were awarded to ten individuals: Jo Cheong-hwan, CEO of Jina Construction; Kim Jeom-dong, CEO of Donghun; Son Jeong-su, CEO of Haegum Development; Choi Seong-wook, CEO of Sanha ENC; Baek Jin-hyeok, Executive Director at Korea Asset Trust; Seo Ho-seong, Group Leader at SK Ecoplant; Lee Jae-hwan, Executive Director at Hyundai Engineering; Seong Min-seok, Deputy General Manager at Gyeryong Construction Industry; Yoon Jang-geun, Manager at DL E&C; and Hwang Gyu-seok, Deputy Executive Director at Lotte Construction.

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