Skip to main content

Amorepacific

Corporate Governance

Introduction / Mandate Composition of the Board of Directors Status Additional Information for Reference

Internal Directors

  • Kyungbae Suh Chairman & CEO

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 7 June 2006
    Term
    3 years (15 March 2024 ~ 15 March 2027)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Graduated from Yonsei University School of Business
    Graduated from Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
    Director of Planning & Coordination , Pacific Corporation
    President & CEO of Pacific Corporation
    (Current) Chairman & CEO of Amorepacific

  • Seunghwan Kim CEO

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 17 March 2023
    Term
    3 years (17 March 2023 ~ 17 March 2026)
    Education / Previous Positions
    B.A. in Business Administration, Yonsei University
    M.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (U.S.)
    Executive Director of Strategy Unit at Amorepacific Group (2013 ~ 2016)
    Head of People and Organization Unit at Amorepacific (2017 ~ 2022)
    (Current) CEO of Amorepacific (2023 ~ present)

  • Jong Mahn Park Internal Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 17 March 2023
    Term
    3 years (17 March 2023 ~ 17 March 2026)
    Education / Previous Positions
    M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
    Director of E-commerce, NAVER (2010 ~ 2013)
    COO of Smilegate Stove (2016 ~ 2018)
    (Current) Vice President of Digital Strategy Unit, Amorepacific (2018 ~ present)

  • Jiyoun Lee Internal Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 15 March 2024
    Term
    3 years (15 March 2024 ~ 15 March 2027)
    Education / Previous Positions
    B.A. in Chemistry, Kyung Hee University
    Head of Espoir Division, ETUDE (2014 ~ 2015)
    CEO of Espoir (2015 ~ 2018)
    (Current) Head of HERA Brand Division, Amorepacific (2018 ~ present)

Independent Directors

  • Seong Jin JoIndependent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 19 March 2021
    Term
    3 years (15 March 2024 ~ 15 March 2027)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Bachelor of Economics at Northwestern University
    M.A. and PhD in Economics at Graduate School of Yale University
    Professor of Economics and Finance at Hanyang University (2003~2007)
    (Current) President of Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization (2025~present)
    (Current) Professor of Economics at Seoul National University (2008~present)

  • Hee-joon Ahn Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 24 March 2022
    Term
    2 years (25 March 2025 ~ 25 March 2027)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kangwon National University
    Graduated from MBA, Penn State University & PhD in Finance
    Professor at City University of Hong Kong (1996~2000)
    Professor at Sookmyung Women's University (2000~2005)
    President of Academic Society of Korean Securities Association (2020~2021)
    (Current) Professor at Sungkyunkwan University (2005~present)

  • In-a Choe Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 24 March 2022
    Term
    3 years (25 March 2025 ~ 25 March 2028)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Graduated from Political Science & International Relations, Ewha Womans University
    Copywriter and Creative Director at Cheil Worldwide (1984~2012)
    Jury member of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (1998)
    Lecturer at Alain de Botton’s School of Life Seoul (2015~2017)
    Dong-a Ilbo honorary editorial writer (2019~2024)
    (Current) CEO of Ina Books (2016~present)

  • Jae Yeon Lee Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 17 March 2023
    Term
    3 years (17 March 2023 ~ 17 March 2026)
    Education / Previous Positions
    B.A. in Marketing, Indiana University Bloomington (U.S.)
    Executive Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Korea/North Asia (2007~2018)
    President of Johnson & Johnson Korea (2018~2020)
    Oversaw Johnson & Johnson Asia Strategy (2020~2022)
    Executive Vice President of Royal Canin Marketing & Retail Sales (2022~2024)
    (Current) CEO of Royal Canin KR (2024~present)

  • Tae-jin Park Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 25 March 2025
    Term
    3 years (25 March 2025 ~ 25 March 2028)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature, Seoul National University
    Master of Business Administration, Seoul National University
    Head of Seoul Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities (2007~2023)
    CEO of J.P. Morgan Korea and Head of Investment Banking, Korea (2015~2023)
    Chairman of J.P. Morgan Korea and Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific (2023~2024)
    (Current) Member of the Management Advisory Board, Hyundai Card (2025~present)

  • Eui-kyung Lee Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 25 March 2025
    Term
    3 years (25 March 2025 ~ 25 March 2028)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Pharmacy, Seoul National University
    Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Iowa
    President of Korean Association of Health Technology Assessment (2013~2014)
    President of The Korean Academy of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (2015~2016)
    Commissioner of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea (2019~2020)
    (Current) Professor, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University (2012~present)
List