Appointment of Byeon Tae-seop, Former Director of SME Policy Office, as Director General of Policy Coordination at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Byeon Tae-seop, the new Planning and Coordination Office Director of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

On the 28th, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the appointment of Byeon Tae-seop (52), the Director General of the SME Policy Bureau at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, as the Director General of the Planning and Coordination Office.

This personnel change follows the appointment of former Planning and Coordination Office Director Oh Ki-woong as Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. It reflects Minister Lee Young's intention to strengthen the policy functions of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for small and medium enterprises, venture businesses, and small business owners, centered around the Planning and Coordination Office.

The newly appointed Director Byeon is from Daejeon and holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Korea University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington in the United States. He entered public service in 1996 after passing the 38th Administrative Examination and has worked for over 25 years exclusively at the Small and Medium Business Administration and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

He is a leading policy expert in the SME sector, having served in key positions within the organization such as Director General of Policy Coordination at the Small and Medium Business Administration, Director of Startup Promotion Policy, Director of Policy Planning, Director of SME Policy, and Director General of the SME Policy Bureau at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

An official from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups expressed expectations that "Director Byeon will further elevate the Ministry's policy capabilities based on his long-standing experience in coordinating and cooperating among various stakeholders and his ability to develop performance-oriented policies."

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