Economist Korea Announces 33 Winners of 'Korea Economy Leader Awards 2014'


SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwired - Oct 15, 2014) - Economist Korea announced the 33 winners of 'Korea Economy Leader Awards 2014.'

The 5th 'Korea Economy Leader Awards' are given to those leaders of corporations, universities, and governments to recognize their achievements. The award was co-hosted by Economist Korea, JoongAng Ilbo, and JTBC-TV and was sponsored by Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, and Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy.

The award ceremony was held at Seoul Millennium Hotel on October 1st. 2014.

The following is the list of awardees.

  • Won-Joon, Lee (CEO / Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.)
  • Do-Bong, Park (Chairman / DONGYANG GANGCHUL CO., LTD.)
  • Young-Man, Lee (CEO / DSEC CO., LTD.)
  • Sang-Jin, Lee (CEO / SHINYOUNG ASSET MANAGEMENT)
  • Pyung-Kyu, Choi (Chairman / S&T Group.)
  • Hak-Hyun, Kim (CEO / NongHyup Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.)
  • Byung-Yoon, Ohm (Chairman / YURA Corporation.)
  • Sang-Gook, Seo (CEO / ChangHae Ethanol., Ltd.)
  • Joo-Ok, Chang (President & CEO / KOREA EAST-WEST POWER CO., LTD.)
  • Seok, Cho (President & CEO / Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.)
  • Bo-Saeng, Park (Mayor / Gimcheon City)
  • Kyoung-Soo, Choi (CEO & Chairman / Korea Exchange)
  • Sung, Choi (Mayor / Goyang City)
  • Uk-Dong, Jo (Mayor / Gwangju City)
  • Young-Ho, Oh (CEO / Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)
  • Young-Sik, Kim (President / BAEKSEOK CULTURE UNIVERSITY)
  • Jae-Myung,Lee (Mayor / Seongnam City) 
  • Byong-Sun, Kwak (Chairperson / Korea Student Aid Foundation) 
  • Woong-Seob, Zhin (CEO / Korea Finance Corporation.)
  • Sang-Pyo, Hong (President / Korea Creative Content Agency)
  • Chang-Yup, An (CEO / Joint Yoochang Thermal Systems Co., Ltd.)
  • Beom-Jin, Lee (CEO / DukSan Corporation.)
  • June-Cheol, Yoo (CEO / PMD Academy)
  • Ho-Young, Kim (CEO / The-K Yedaham Co., Ltd.)
  • Jae-Yun, Im (CEO / DONGDrhkdUCHEON DREAM POWER CO., LTD.)
  • Duck-Wha, Jang (CEO / Reskin)
  • Cheol-Hong, Choi (Chairman / BORAM MUTUALAID CO., LTD.) 
  • Soo-Gi, Choi (CEO / Booil Information Link Corp.)
  • Young-Min, Kim (CEO / S.M.ENTERTAINMENT)
  • Dong-Hoon, Kim (CEO / MSC CO., LTD.)
  • Jang-Hyun, Choi (President / WEIDONG FERRY CO., LTD.)
  • Yeong Hui, Jeong (CEO / TONGIN., LTD.)
  • Seoung-Il, Jo (CEO / NSK KOREA CO., LTD.)

Contact Information:

Economist Korea
Dong Youn Kim
+82.10.8008.0468 or
+82.2.702.0111
kpci@kpci.co.kr