Christopher Koo(Businessman)

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Christopher Koo(Chayol Koo, 구자열) is a bussinessman of South Korea.

Chariman Koo is fluently versed in English and Japanese from his many years of working overseas. He goes by the English name of Christopher, which was taken from the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus who discovered the New World.

Education

1972.02 Seoul High School

1979.02 Korea University(Business Administration)

Major Experience

2013.01 Chairman of LS & Chairman of LS Corp. Board of Directions(Currently)

2009.01 Chairman & CEO, LS Cable & System / LS Mtron

2008.03 Vice Chairman & CEO, LS Cable / LS-Nikko Copper / LS Mtron

2004.01 Vice Chairman & CEO, LS Cable(Currently LS Cable & System)

2003.01 President & COO, LG Cable

2001.01 Senior Executive Vice President, LG Cable

2000.01 Senior Executive Vice President, LG Investment & Securities(Currently Woori Investment & Securities)

1990.01 President of LG Trading Singapore / Region Director of Southeast Asia, LG International

1978.09 Entered Bando Trading(Currently LG International)

External Activities

Dec.2015 Chairman of Presidential Council on Intellectual Property(Currently)

Nov.2015 The Sejong Institute(Currently)

Jun.2015 Chairman of Committees on Industry Policy of FKI(Currently)

Oct.2014 Chairman of Korea Invention Promotion Association(Currently)

Aug.2014 Member at large of 2014 inclusive Sport & Society

Jul.2013-Jul.2015 Private Sector Member of National Science & Technology Council

Apr.2013 National Committee on 7th World Water Forum

Feb.2012-Feb.2015 Chairman of UNIST

Oct.2011-Jan.2013 Chairman of subcommittee of Presidential Committed on Green Growth

May.2011-Dec.2012 Policy Advisor of Advisotry Committee on National Science & Technology Commission

Dec.2010-Feb.2015 Member of the Board of UNIST

Sept.2010-Apr.2011 Private Sector Member of National Science & Technology commission

May.2010-Apr.2014 Honorary Consul of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Apr.2010-Jun.2015 Chairman of Science & Technology Council of FKI

Feb.2009 The Chairman of Korea Cycling Federation(Currently)

Oct.2007 Executive Secretary of ICF(International Cablemakers Federation)

Award

Apr.2009 Received Gold Tower(Gold order of Industrial Service Merit) from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy

Christopher Koo(Businessman)

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