Lee Se-ung Named as Red Cross President
By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter
Lee Se-ung, 67, the president of Seoul Cyber University, has been recommended as the new president of the Korean National Red Cross (KNRC).
Once approved by President Roh Moo-hyun, Lee will take office as the 25th leader of the state-run organization from Dec. 9 for the next three years.
Lee would replace outgoing KNRC President Han Wan-sang, KRC said Monday.
Lee first became associated with humanitarian movement in 2000 when he became the president of the Red Cross College of Nursing.
He has dedicated himself to hosting various international events including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) meeting in November 2005 in Seoul and also participated in projects sending medication to North Korea.
Lee, who served as vice president of the KNRC between 2002 and 2006, is currently the chairman of Shin-il Cooperation governing Seoul Cyber University, the Seoul Arts Center and the Korean National Ballet Company. He will be the first business leader to head the KNRC.
Born in 1939, Lee graduated from Yonsei University's business department, and once served as acting president of the KNRC in December 2004.