Ryu Jin, chairman of Poongsan Corporation, was voted in as head of the International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC), company officials said Thursday.
The London-based IWCC, comprised of 151 companies from 21 countries, is a trade association for the copper fabricating industry and has three Korean firms, including Poongsan, as members.
Ryu, 52, will be the first Korean president of the IWCC, though he previously served as the group’s Asian chairman. Ryu, who has been a vice president of the group, will replace outgoing IWCC President Heiner Otten of Germany.
Poongsan, established in 1968, is involved in the business of non-ferrous metal products.