Consent for Appointment of Korean Young as Chairman of Seoul Facilities Corporation

Adoption of Personnel Hearing Progress Report Following Confirmation Hearing for Candidate Lee Sang-hak, Chairman of Korea Young Directors, by Seoul Metropolitan Council's Special Personnel Hearing Committee

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The Seoul Metropolitan Council's Seoul Facilities Corporation Chairman Candidate (former Seoul Metropolitan Waterworks Headquarters Director Han Guk-yeong) Personnel Hearing Special Committee (Chair Lee Seung-mi) agreed to appoint Han Guk-yeong as the chairman of the Seoul Facilities Corporation after thoroughly verifying the candidate's management capabilities, policy execution abilities, and future vision for the corporation's operation during the personnel hearing held on the 27th.

Han Guk-yeong (photo), the candidate for chairman of the Seoul Facilities Corporation, served as the head of the Hangang Project Headquarters, lifelong education policy officer, and director of the Waterworks Headquarters while working as a Seoul city official. Based on nearly 30 years of extensive administrative experience, he has contributed to enhancing citizen welfare and is evaluated to play a crucial bridging role when close coordination with Seoul city is needed regarding the corporation's current issues.

The special committee conducted a thorough verification of Han Guk-yeong’s management and policy execution capabilities through the personnel hearing, transparently and objectively assessing whether he is a suitable talent to improve operational efficiency and citizen convenience at the Seoul Facilities Corporation, a representative public enterprise of Seoul.

In particular, the committee engaged in in-depth discussions on policy directions and willingness to improve pressing issues of the corporation, such as the increasing usage of Ddareungi bike-sharing service, disabled call taxis considering mobility rights for the disabled, management of unpaid fees at the World Cup Stadium and Gocheok Dome Stadium, the corporation’s financial status, safety management including facility inspections, urban expressway management, and improvements to insufficient funeral facilities.

After the personnel hearing, the special committee adopted a personnel hearing progress report considering that the candidate “raised the quality of tap water while serving as the head of the Waterworks Headquarters, a Seoul city-run public enterprise, and based on his experience in various fields such as education, economy, and talent development in Seoul, he is expected to maximize the organizational capabilities of the Seoul Facilities Corporation and enhance safety and public services at major facilities managed by the corporation as an expert in administration.”

The verified contents from the personnel hearing will be compiled into a personnel hearing progress report according to the ‘Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government Personnel Hearing Implementation Agreement’ and will be submitted within 10 days (excluding holidays) from the date the personnel hearing request was received, by June 30.

Special Committee Chair Lee Seung-mi emphasized, “The chairman’s role is crucial to promptly improve the corporation’s current issues such as safety problems due to aging facilities, complicated labor-management relations, and heightened citizen expectations, and to achieve the corporation’s original goals of ensuring citizen safety, thorough facility management, and operational efficiency.” She urged, “Candidate Han Guk-yeong should keep in mind the points raised during today’s personnel hearing and dedicate himself to managing the corporation accordingly.”

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