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SeAH holds event to remember late chairman
A memorial event for SeAH Group's late Chairman Lee Woon-hyung is held at SeAH Tower Auditorium in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of SeAH Group
By Baek Byung-yeul
By Baek Byung-yeul
SeAH Group held a series of memorial events to remember its late Chairman Lee Woon-hyung on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death, the steel products conglomerate said Sunday.
The group held a memorial event for the late chairman at SeAH Tower Auditorium in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, on March 10, the day Lee passed away in 2013 during an overseas trip. Around 150 executives and employees of SeAH Group attended the event.
Under the chairman's leadership from 1974 to 2013, SeAH became the first Korean steel pipe maker to achieve the $100 million export milestone.
During the event, Lee's family and friends gave memorial speeches videos were shown featuring the achievements of the late chairman.
In addition, a photo exhibition remembering Lee will be held at SeAH Tower for a month starting from March 10.
“The photo exhibition, titled 'With an Iron Heart,' highlights the leadership and character of the late chairman, who devoted his life to the steel industry and the development of Korea's economy,” the group said.
Visitors can see more than 100 photos of Lee in his daily life, as a businessman working for the group for around 40 years and as a renowned patron of opera music.
An opera concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Lee's death will also be held at the Seoul Arts Center on March 15 as Lee had served as the inaugural chairman of the board of directors of the Korea National Opera for 13 years. He was also referred to as a pioneer of Korea's opera for his efforts to expand and develop the genre of classical music.
Hosted by the SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation, the gala concert will play the late chairman's favorite numbers, such as “Cavalleria Rusticana and “Nimrod,” in the first part of the concert and “Tristan und Isolde,” “Tannhauser” and Beethoven's “Choral” Symphony No. 9 in the second part.