Information Technology Venture Company Expert
Former POSCO Vice President Oh Hyung-su and 19 New Advisory Committee Members Join

The Korea Economic Association (KEA) Small and Medium Business Cooperation Center announced on the 23rd that it has appointed Park Gi-sun, former director of Seoul Technopark, as the chairman of the KEA Management Advisory Group's 10th committee.


Chairman Park graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Electronic Engineering and is known as an expert in information technology (IT) venture companies, having served as Planning Manager at Samsung Electronics, Director at LG Electronics, Executive Director at LG IBM, and CEO of Ararion. He has been active in the KEA Management Advisory Group since joining in 2018.


This year, 19 new members joined the KEA Management Advisory Group, including former Vice Presidents Oh Hyung-soo of POSCO and Kim Young-sun of Hyundai Glovis, all of whom are former CEOs and executives of major domestic corporations. A total of 58 candidates applied for the unpaid committee positions, resulting in a competition rate of about 3 to 1.


Park Seung-il, former head of the Engine Development Department at Hyundai Motor Research Institute, who was appointed this time, said, "I want to pass on the know-how I have accumulated over 30 years in large corporations to small and medium enterprises."



Choo Kwang-ho, director of the KEA Small and Medium Business Center, said, "Since its establishment in 2004, the KEA Management Advisory Group has provided management consulting to 14,727 small and medium enterprises nationwide until last year," adding, "This year, we plan to provide management consulting to more than 600 small and medium enterprises by strengthening our cooperative network with major local governments across the country."


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