Gwangju City Conducts Personnel Transfers for 45 Directors and Section Chiefs

Focus on Organizational Stability and Minimizing Administrative Vacuums
Strategic Placement Based on Expertise and Performance

Gwangju City Hall building exterior.

Gwangju City announced a personnel reshuffle for 45 department directors and section chiefs, effective January 1 next year.

At the director level, Choi Taejo, Head of the Future Vehicle Industry Division, has been promoted to Director of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Office, and Shin Jaewook, Head of the Spatial Innovation Division, has been promoted to Head of the General Construction Headquarters, ensuring both expertise and continuity in their respective fields.

Kim Youngsun, Director of the Integrated Airport and Transportation Bureau, is expected to lay the foundation for establishing the Southwest Megacity and realize Gwangju as a city centered around Dajabo.

Kim Kisuk, Deputy Mayor of Gwangsan-gu who has returned to Gwangju City, will serve as Director of the Education and Youth Bureau. Kim will reorganize the 'Glocal University 30 Project' and oversee practical support measures in educational innovation and youth policy for future generations.

Kim Yongseung, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Office, who has led Gwangju’s transformation into a future industrial city in fields such as AI and future vehicles, will move to become Director of the Talent Education Institute. Kim Seokwoong, Director of the Integrated Airport and Transportation Bureau, will become Deputy Mayor of Gwangsan-gu.

Gwangju City explained that, considering the seriousness of the current situation, the focus was on stabilizing the organization and minimizing administrative gaps, and that executives with expertise and leadership were strategically assigned to areas directly related to citizen happiness.

Kim Sangyul, Director of Human Resources Policy, stated, "This regular personnel reshuffle was implemented with changes such as advancing the timing of appointments, breaking away from existing practices to create a more efficient organization," and added, "By assigning talented individuals with the right experience and expertise to the right positions, we will deliver policy outcomes that citizens can truly feel."

Meanwhile, Gwangju City has boldly abolished the previous practice of conducting regular personnel appointments sequentially by grade (level 4 and above, level 5, and level 6 and below), and plans to complete all regular appointments for the first half of the year by December 30.

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