![The new Seoul Chamber of Commerce President Choi Tae-won (left) and Park Yong-man, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a general meeting of parliamentarians in Seoul at the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd and shake hands. [사진 공동취재단]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/23/4a14b24d-6045-484c-a288-8f70c11af7a2.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
The new Seoul Chamber of Commerce President Choi Tae-won (left) and Park Yong-man, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a general meeting of parliamentarians in Seoul at the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd and shake hands. [사진 공동취재단]
Choi Tae-won, 61, chairman of SK Group, took over the position of chairman of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Chairman Park Yong-man. The Seoul Chancellor held a general meeting of parliamentarians on the 23rd and elected Chairman Choi as the new Seoul Chancellor. According to the custom of the Seoul Prize’s chairman as the Chairman of the Korea Prize, Chairman Choi was elected as the Chairman of the Korea Prize. Chairman Choi is scheduled to become chairman at the General Assembly of the Korean Awards held on the 24th of next month. This is the first time that the head of the four major groups will assume the position of the chairman of the Daehan Award.
Chairman Choi said in a greeting at the General Assembly on the day, “I had considerable hesitation, many thoughts, and hardships about taking on such a task during a difficult time, but I think it is a heavy responsibility. I will do my best to lead the chairman of the Seoul Prize.” Gyeonmajiro (犬馬之勞) is a self-deprecating saga, interpreted as a means of contributing strength to the economy.
Chairman Choi continued, “It is difficult to do this work alone, because there must be a lot of your participation and talk. We will build a business environment with many people and an environment for the future and future generations of Korea.”
Chairman Choi, who met with reporters right after the event, said, “I took on a heavy position in a severe period,” and said, “I will do my best to contribute to the development of the economy and society.” Regarding the theory of integration of economic groups, he replied, “I have never heard of such a story, so I am not sure what is going on.”
The Seoul Chamber of Commerce also reorganized its presidency. Following the industrial restructuring such as the 4th Industrial Revolution, a large number of businessmen in the information and communications (IT) field and startups joined the chairman’s group. At the meeting, there were 70 lawmakers from Seoul, including Amorepacific Chairman Seo Gyeong-bae, Woo Seok-hyung Chairman Shindorico, Dong-woo Dong Woo, Chairman Lee Soon-hyung, SeAH Steel Chairman Lee Woo-hyun, OCI Vice Chairman, Ki-ok Jeong, Chairman of LS Seafood, Chairman Chung Mong-yoon, Chairman of Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, and Hyundai Group Chairman Hyun Jeong-eun. Attended.
Reporters Kiheon Kang and Sunwook Choi [email protected]