Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Former KIC chief to lead Chong Kun Dang Holdings until 2027
Chong Kun Dang Holdings CEO Choi Hee-nam
By Anna J. Park
Choi Hee-nam has taken on his new role as the CEO of Chong Kun Dang Holdings, as his appointment was confirmed at the shareholders' meeting and the board of directors of the pharmaceutical company at the end of last month.
Chong Kun Dang Holdings operates subsidiaries, including Chong Kun Dang, Chong Kun Dang Bio and KB Pharm. Choi's term will last for the next three years until March 2027.
The 63-year-old former deputy finance minister has built a decades-long career in global finances and investment.
After serving as a high-ranking economic bureaucrat in the government for some 30 years, Choi went on to assume the CEO post of Korea Investment Corp. from 2018 to 2021.
He also held the honorary position of the country's financial cooperation ambassador, designated by the foreign affairs ministry in late 2020.
Choi has been serving as the chairman of the board of directors at Standard Chartered Bank Korea since 2021, as well as a global fellow at the Milken Institute, a U.S.-headquartered economic think tank, since 2022.
After studying economics at Hanyang University, he earned a doctorate in economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as an elected member of the International Monetary Fund's executive board.