Cho Hyun-joon (조현준; born January 16, 1968) is a South Korean businessman and has been the Chairman of Hyosung Group since 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

조현준 Cho Hyun-joon
BornJanuary 16, 1968
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
EducationYale University (BA)
Keio University (MA)
OccupationBusinessman
OrganizationHyosung Corporation
SpouseLee Mi-Kyung
ParentFather: Cho S.R. Mother: Song Kwang-Ja

Early life

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Born in Seoul in 1968, Cho married Lee Mi-Kyung who is third daughter of Lee Hee-sang, a member of the Dong-Awon Group in 2001. They have three children, Cho In-Young, Cho In-Seo and Cho Jae-Hyun.[1][8][9]

Promotion to Chairman

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On December 29, 2016, Cho Hyun-joon took office as chairman.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Educational Background

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He graduated from Posung Middle School in 1983 and St. Paul's School in the U.S. in 1987. In 1991, he studied in the School of Political Science at Yale University and graduated with a master's degree at Keio University, Graduate School of Law in Japan in 1996.[1][8][10][9][11]

Career

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In 1992, he joined Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo, Japan as a new employee and worked for the Energy Department and the Oil Import Department. In 1995, he worked at Morgan Stanley Tokyo branch at the Corporate Sales Department. In 1997, he joined Hyosung T & C (now Hyosung) as the manager of the management planning team and engaged in the merger of Hyosung T & C, Hyosung Products, Hyosung Life Industry, and Hyosung Heavy Industries. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2000, Executive Director in 2001 and to Vice President in 2003. He served as the Chief of Hyosung Trade PG in 2005, Hyosung Chief of Textile PG and President of Trade PG in 2007 while in 2011 he was Hyosung Chief of Textile and President of IT PG and Strategy HQ. He was inaugurated as the Chairman of Hyosung Group in 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6][12][13][10][14][11]

Personal life

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Cho is fluent in a variety of foreign languages such as English, Japanese, and Italian, and is interested in various fields such as politics, culture, and society. He has been acquainted with young leaders of the United States, Japan and China.[1][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "[Who Is ?] 조현준 효성 회장". Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. ^ a b c "조현준 회장 취임…기술·소통의 '글로벌 효성' 선포". NewsPim (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ a b c RPM9 (2017-01-17). "조현준 회장 취임 "100년 효성으로 갈 수 있도록 새로운 미래 만들 것" 3가지 목표 제시". RPM9.com - 자동차 매거진 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c MTN머니투데이방송 (2017-07-21), 조현준 시대 본격 개막…젊어진 효성 어떤 청사진 내놓을까, retrieved 2018-11-05
  5. ^ a b c sentveconomy (2017-01-16), [서울경제TV] 효성 3세 경영 개막… 조현준 회장 취임, retrieved 2018-11-05
  6. ^ a b c YTN NEWS (2017-01-16), [기업] 조현준 효성그룹 회장 취임...3세 경영 개막 / YTN (Yes! Top News), retrieved 2018-11-05
  7. ^ a b "Hyosung Transfers Leadership to 3rd Generation Owner Family Member". 비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea (in Korean). 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  8. ^ a b "[TOP CEO] 조현준 효성 대표이사 회장 - CEO NEWS". www.ceomagazine.co.kr (in Korean). 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  9. ^ a b "효성그룹- 한국제분 사돈 맺는다". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. ^ a b "Prestigious U.S. prep school taught chaebol owners". The Korea Herald. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  11. ^ a b "[피플앤데이터] 조현준 회장 승진, 효성 '3세 시대' 개막". biz.heraldcorp.com (in Korean). 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  12. ^ a b "[대한민국 100대 CEO] 조현준 효성 회장 | 스판덱스 앞세워 1조 클럽 달성". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  13. ^ a b "효성, '1조클럽' 등극…조현준 리더십 탄력". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  14. ^ "3세시대 개막 효성 조현준 회장". 일요시사 (in Korean). 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2019-02-26.