Board of Directors

Hanjin KAL ensures effective and strategic decision making through increasing the independence of each board members and leveraging their expertise.

기업지배구조모범규준 준수 현황
Name Position Appointment Date Term
Walter Cho Chairman & CEO March 22, 2023 3 years
Kyeong-Pyo Ryu President & CEO March 23, 2022 3 years
Eun-Yong Ha Executive Vice President (CFO) March 22, 2023 3 years
Seok-Dong KIM
(Chairman of the Board)
Independent Director
(Non-Standing)
March 22, 2023 3 years
In-Ki Joo March 23, 2022 3 years
Soon-Sik Ju March 23, 2022 3 years
Young-Seog Park March 22, 2023 3 years
Uni Choi March 22, 2023 3 years
Sung-rye Bae March 21, 2024 3 years
Back-hoon Song March 21, 2024 3 years
Dong-pyo Hong March 21, 2024 3 years

* All board members are protected with liability insurance.

Inside Directors

Walter Cho

  • Chairman & CEO, Hanjin KAL
  • - Chairman & CEO (Current), Korean Air
  • - BOG member (Current), IATA

Kyeong-Pyo Ryu

  • President & CEO, Hanjin KAL
  • - Representative Director (Former), Hanjin Transportation 
  •   Co., Ltd.
  • - Executive Vice Prsdident (Former), S-Oil Corporation

Eun-Yong Ha

  • Executive Vice President (CFO), Hanjin KAL
  • - Executive Vice President (CFO) (Current), Korean Air
  • - Auditor (Current), Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunication (HIST)

Independent Directors

Seok-Dong Kim

  • Senior Advisor, Jipyong
  • Chairman of the Board
  • - Chairman (Current), Jipyong Institute of Humanities and Society
  • - Chairman (Former), Financial Services Commission

In-Ki Joo

  • Emeritus Professor of Accounting, Yonsei Univ
  • - Chairman (Former), International Federation of Accountants
  • - Chairman (Former), Confederation of Accountants of Asia-Pacific Region

Soon-Sik Ju

  • Senior Advisor, Yulchon (Former)
  • - Commissioner (Former), Korea Fair Trade Commission, KFTC
  • - Director General (Former), Competition Law & Policy Enforcement Bureau, KFTC

Young-Seog Park

  • Professor, Sogang University
  • - President (current), Korea Capital Market Institute (KCMI)
  • - Chairman (Former), Financial Services Commission

Uni Choi

  • Professor, Konkuk Univ. Law School
  • - Commissioner (Current), National Election Commission
  • - Director (Current), Society of Labor Law Theory and Profession

Sung-Rye Bae

  • Former Senior Secretary to the president for Public Relations
  • - Former Spokesperson of National Assembly Secretariat
  • - Former president of SBS Inter-Korean Exchange Cooperation Group

Back-Hoon Song

  • Professor of Dongguk University in Global trade
  • - Former head of Korean Association of Trade and industry studies
  • - Former professor of Sungshin women’s University Economics

Dong-Pyo Hong

  • Expert Advisor of Lee & Ko
  • - Audit of Korean Law and Economics Association
  • - Former Expert Advisor of Kim & Chang