Venture Association Chairman Sung Sang-yeop: "Realizing a Complete Venture Ecosystem"

Seong Sang-yeop, CEO of Intellian Technologies (photo), was inaugurated as the 11th president of the Korea Venture Business Association.

At the inauguration ceremony held on the 24th at EL Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, President Seong expressed his ambition to "strengthen support roles from venture startups to investment and scale-up" with the goal of "realizing a complete venture ecosystem."

President Seong graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Electronic Engineering and founded Intellian Technologies, a manufacturer of satellite communication equipment, in 2004, where he currently serves as CEO. Last year, the company was selected as a KOSDAQ Rising Star by the Korea Exchange, received broadband international satellite communication certification, and was awarded the $100 million Export Tower.

This year, the association's executive team consists of a total of 80 members, including 1 president, 2 senior vice presidents, 8 branch association presidents, 14 vice presidents, 4 special vice presidents, 49 directors, and 2 auditors.

The president and the executive team will work together to realize key policy tasks including national agenda items for fostering the venture ecosystem, a comprehensive revision of the Venture Business Act, spreading entrepreneurship, and supporting startup infrastructure such as universities.

Attorney Kwon Nak-hyun from the law firm Leehoo was newly appointed as an auditor of the association. Attorney Kwon graduated from Seoul National University and began his career at the law firm Jeongpyeong before moving to the law firm JP. With extensive advisory experience in various venture-related organizations and companies, he is expected to enhance the professionalism of the association's operations.

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