Lim Byeong-su Appointed as President of Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 4th that it has appointed Lim Byeong-su (55), former Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism, as the successor to former Gyeonggi Tourism Organization President Shin Hyeon-tae.

President Lim, a native of Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, graduated from Sungkyunkwan University and completed his studies at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Administration. He previously served as Director General at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Director of the LA Korean Cultural Center, Director of the National Library of Korea, and Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism.

During his tenure at the Ministry of Culture, he oversaw the promotion of tourism complex city construction, the development of the South Coast Tourism Belt, and the Northern Gyeongbuk Confucian Cultural Zone development project. He also successfully attracted the '2004 WTO World Summit' and the '2006 World Library and Information Congress,' earning recognition for his expertise and implementation capabilities.

President Lim said, "To revitalize the tourism industry in the province and create competitive and profitable revenue streams, systematic infrastructure development, discovery of revenue-generating businesses, and parallel implementation of large-scale tourist attraction strategies are necessary." He added, "I will promote key priority projects such as the creation of Korean Wave Wood and development of stay-based tourism products without disruption, and present a leading management model as a tourism public enterprise."