Who Will Become the President of Seoul Metro?

Who Will Become the President of Seoul Transportation Corporation, the Command Center for the “20 Million Citizens of Seoul and the Metropolitan Area”?

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The selection of the president of Seoul Transportation Corporation, the command center for the “20 million citizens of Seoul and the metropolitan area,” has entered the countdown phase.

The corporation began the process of selecting a successor after the previous president, Kim Sang-beom, tendered his resignation last month following the Itaewon tragedy.

This month, the corporation formed a presidential recommendation committee and accepted applications for candidates until the 8th.

Among the applicants are five candidates, including a senior official from Seoul City, Mr. A, a former corporation executive, Mr. B, and a journalist, Mr. C.

Accordingly, the recommendation committee plans to narrow down the candidates to four, a fourfold shortlist, through document screening next week, followed by interviews the week after.

In particular, the interviews are expected to focus intensively on leadership qualities such as expertise, drive, and communication skills with employees.

After selecting one candidate through the interview process, a personnel verification procedure will be requested from the Ministry of Personnel Management around the end of this month.

Once the personnel verification is passed through these procedures, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is expected to appoint the next president.

The corporation is the largest institution under Seoul City, with more than 16,000 employees.

Meanwhile, alongside the presidential candidate recommendation process, the corporation has also begun selecting auditor candidates. It is known that former city council members and former journalists have applied, making Mayor Oh’s intentions an important variable.

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