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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

  • Hwi-seong Lee Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 15 March 2019
    Term
    3 years (24 March 2022 ~ 24 March 2025)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Graduated from Sogang University with a degree in Accounting
    President & CEO of IBM Korea
    Vice President of Strategy at IBM Headquarters, U.S.
    CEO of Innovative Company Shall We
    (current) Senior advisor at Innovative Company Shall We

  • 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) Vice President of Korea Association of Applied Economics (2021) and Senior Vice President of Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization (2024 ~ present)
    (current) Professor of Economics at Seoul National University (2008 ~ present)

  • Jong-dae Kim Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 24 March 2022
    Term
    3 years (24 March 2022 ~ 24 March 2025)
    Education / Previous Positions
    Bachelor’s degree in economics and Master’s in MBA from Seoul National University
    PhD in accounting from George Washington University, U.S
    Co-chair of Incheon Green Growth Committee (2014~2017)
    Head of ESG Center, Sustainability Management Research Institute, Inha University (2020 ~ 2024)
    Professor of Business Administration, Inha University (2008 ~ 2024)

  • Hee-joon Ahn Independent Director

    Date of appointment
    First appointment on 24 March 2022
    Term
    3 years (24 March 2022 ~ 24 March 2025)
    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 (24 March 2022 ~ 24 March 2025)
    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)
    (Current) Dong-a Ilbo honorary editorial writer (2019 ~ present)
    (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)
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