Composition of BOD

Executive Directors

• An Tong-il

  

  • CEO & President of Hyundai Steel
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Business Administration at McGill University
  • Former) POSCO Pohang Iron & Steel Co., vice president

  • An Tong-il is the CEO and president of our company, and he has been newly appointed at the 54th annual shareholders' meeting to serve as the chairman of the BOD. As an expert in steelmaking equipment and production, the director was appointed to enhance the overall competitiveness of the company, including Dangjin Steel Mill, and to secure sustainable growth.

• SEO. MYUNG JIN

  

  • Head of Procurement Division, Executive Vice President
  • Metallic engineering at Yonsei University
  • Former)director of Kia Motors‘ integrated purchase business, executive director

  • Director Seo Myung-jin was newly appointed at the 55th annual shareholders' meeting as the head of our Procurement Division. The director was appointed as a purchasing specialist within Hyundai Motor Group to mitigate the risks of domestic and overseas purchases surrounding not only steel but also the entire manufacturing industry and to strengthen cost competitiveness through an optimal purchasing strategy.

• PARK. JONG SUNG

  

  • Chief Operating Officer of Dangjin Integrated Steelworks, Executive Vice President
  • Doctor of Materials Engineering at Manchester University
  • Former) head of Hyundai Steel's steelmaking business, executive director

  • Director Park Jong-sung was newly appointed at the 54th annual shareholders' meeting and re-elected through the 55th annual shareholders' meeting as the Chief Operating Officer of Dangjin Integrated Steelworks. Based on the expertise of the furnace project, the director was appointed to expand production technology capabilities and develop new materials and future technologies by taking advantage of his experience in successfully settling the steelmaking business during the integrated steel mill process.

• SEO. GANG HYUN

  

  • Head of Finance Management Division, Senior Vice President
  • International Economics at Seoul National University
  • Former) head of Hyundai Motor's accounting and management office, managing director

  • Seo Kang-hyun was newly appointed the head of Finance Management Division at the 54th annual shareholders' meeting. He was appointed to secure a sustainable growth through stable financial structure improvement by taking advantage of his experience as head of Hyundai Motor's accounting office.

Independent Directors

• JEONG, HO YUL

  

  • Chair professor at Konkuk University's Graduate School of Law
  • Doctor of Laws at Seoul National University
  • Former) Fair Trade Commission 15th Chairman, 2009-2010

  • Director Jung Ho-yul took office as an outside director in March 2013 and was re-elected at the 54th annual shareholders' meeting. The director is currently a chair professor at Konkuk University's Graduate School of Law, serving as the chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, the chairman of the outside director recommendation committee, and the member of the Transparent Management Committee, and provides professional opinions in the legal sector such as economic law.

• HONG, KYUNG TAE

  

  • Research Specialist at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • Doctor of Materials Engineering, KAIST
  • Former) President of the Korean Metallurgical Materials Association, 2018

  • Director Hong Kyung-tae was newly appointed at the 54th annual shareholders' meeting and currently serves as a research expert at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, and serves as the chairman of the transparent management committee and a member of the audit committee within the board of directors. The director is an expert in the steel industry who was the president of the Korea Metal Materials Association and provides professional opinions in the metal sector.

• PARK, EUI MAN

  

  • Representative of Samik, a tax corporation
  • Former) Director of the National Tax Service Education Center, 2011-2012
  • Former) Director of Investigation 1 of the Seoul Regional Tax Office (2010)

  • Director Park Eui-man took office as an outside director in March 2015 and was re-elected at the 53rd and 55th annual shareholders' meetings. The director is currently a representative tax officer of Samik, a tax corporation, and serves as a member of the audit committee, a member of the transparent management committee, and a member of the remuneration committee within the board of directors to provide professional opinions in the accounting and tax sectors.

• LEE. EUN TAEK

  

  • Professor of Architecture and Engineering at Chung-Ang University
  • Doctor of engineering at the State University of New York
  • Former) Vice-Chairman of the Korean Steel Structural Society, 2010

  • Lee Eun-taek took office as an outside director in March 2015 and was re-elected at the 53rd and 55th annual shareholders' meetings. The director is a member of the transparent management committee and a member of the remuneration committee within the board of directors. He is a professor of architectural engineering at Chung-Ang University who served as vice president of the Korea Steel Structural Association and provides professional opinions on steel structures using steel.

• KIM. SANG YONG

  

  • Professor of business administration at Korea University.
  • Doctor Business Administration at Duke University
  • Former) President of the Korean Marketing Association, 2017-2019

  • Director Kim Sang-yong was newly appointed at the 53rd annual shareholders' meeting. As a professor of business administration at Korea University, the director has been selected as a member of the Board of Audit and Inspection Committee, a member of the Transparent Management Committee, and a member in charge of protecting shareholder rights, and provides professional opinions in the management sector.