Seo Jungho, Chairman of Ajin Industry, Receives Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyungil University

Kyungil University (President Jeong Hyun-tae) awarded an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration to CEO Seo Jung-ho of Ajin Industrial on the 12th.

Jung Hyun-tae, President of Kyungil University (left), who awarded an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration to Seo Jung-ho, CEO of Ajin Industrial, is taking a commemorative photo after the award ceremony.

CEO Seo Jung-ho, well known for providing generous welfare to his employees, started Wooshin Industrial, an auto parts company, in 1987, acquired Ajin Industrial in 2003, and relisted Ajin Industrial on the KOSDAQ in 2015 after it had been delisted.

He also established subsidiaries in Korea, the United States, China, Vietnam, and other countries in line with Hyundai and Kia Motors' global market expansion, growing the company into a leading global enterprise.

Based on people-centered management, CEO Seo was recognized for his continuous efforts in talent recruitment through industry-academia cooperation with specialized high schools and universities, receiving the ‘Presidential Citation for Job Creation’ in 2013.

Since founding the company, he has been acknowledged as a model workplace through transparent management activities based on trust in labor-management relations, winning the ‘Labor-Management Culture Award’ Prime Minister’s Prize in 2009 and 2020, being selected as a ‘World Class 300’ company in 2015, and receiving the ‘Silver Tower Industrial Medal’ on Commerce and Industry Day in 2020.

Kyungil University President Jeong Hyun-tae said in his awarding speech, “CEO Seo’s consistent care for his employees has been the foundation of Ajin Industrial,” adding, “Among the many degrees I have conferred since taking office, none will be as weighty as the one awarded today.”

CEO Seo Jung-ho expressed his thoughts, saying, “Receiving the honorary Doctorate in Business Administration is the result of 36 years of hard work alongside my employees,” and “I am grateful to President Jeong Hyun-tae for awarding me this degree.”

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