Choi Chan-yong Takes Office as 10th President of Gwangju Urban Management Public Corporation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Choi Chan-yong, the 10th President of Gwangju Urban Management Public Corporation, took office on the 16th, beginning his three-year term.

After receiving his letter of appointment from Gwangju Mayor Bang Se-hwan that day, President Choi, without holding a separate inauguration ceremony, went directly to the Gyeongan District 2 Urban Development Project site to assess project progress and commenced his official duties.

President Choi is recognized as a development project expert, having completed an integrated master's and doctoral program in urban and regional planning at Dankook University Graduate School and obtained qualifications as an urban planning technology specialist. He worked for the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) for 31 years, serving in key positions including team leader of new city development planning, director of housing development, head of Goyang Project Division, and specialist committee member of the National Project Planning Division, accumulating extensive experience in development projects. After retiring from LH, he served as president of Yongin Urban Corporation.

Through a written inaugural address distributed via statement, President Choi Chan-yong expressed his resolve to focus on ▲management together with citizens ▲diversification of new businesses and advancement of business structure to secure continuous growth momentum ▲concrete implementation of ESG management system through sound management practices and continuous innovation ▲establishment of corporate culture emphasizing communication and consideration.