Gyeonggi Province Appoints Jang Geon, Standing Committee Member of Democratic Unification Advisory Council, as 11th President of Korea Ceramic Foundation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it has appointed Jang Geon, a standing committee member of the Democratic Unification Advisory Council, as the new president of Korea Ceramic Foundation.

The new president Jang previously served as vice-director at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Student Affairs Office and Graduate School) and chairman of the National Federation of Consumer Cooperatives. He is currently active as a standing committee member of the Democratic Unification Advisory Council, chairman of the Korean Regional Foundation Council, and president of the Seongnam Beautiful Foundation.

President Jang has undertaken various activities to solve regional issues and drive sustainable change through practices of sharing for community development, including involvement with the National Gross Happiness Transition Forum, the National University Labor Union, and the Seongnam Beautiful Foundation.

The president of Korea Ceramic Foundation is appointed following a public recruitment process by the Executive Recommendation Committee and serves in a part-time capacity as chairman of the board of directors alongside the foundation's board of directors, providing consultation on foundation policies. The term of office runs until June 11, 2022. The Executive Recommendation Committee explained the rationale for the appointment, stating, "We have selected a professional with high external reputation who can strengthen the foundation."