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Chung Mong-gyu
Born (1962-01-14) January 14, 1962 (age 62)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materKorea University (B.B.A.)
University of Oxford (M.A.)
OccupationChairman of Hyundai Development Company

President of Korea Football Association

President of East Asian Football Federation
Korean name
Hangul
정몽규
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Mong-gyu
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Monggyu

Chung Mong-gyu, born in Seoul in 1962, is one of South Korea’s business leaders and Chairman of Hyundai Development Company. He serves as the 52nd and current president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). Chung Mong-gyu received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Korea University in 1985 and master's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University in 1988. He is also a nephew of Chung Ju-yung, the founder of all Hyundai groups.

Work experience

Professional career

Mong-Gyu Chung served as chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company from January 1996 to December 1998. Mong-Gyu Chung has managed Hyundai Development Company since his appointment to chairmanship in March 1999.

Hyundai Development Company, a parent entity of Hyundai Development Company Group, is a comprehensive construction company established in 1976 and has created 390,000 apartment units in Korea including Samsung-dong IPARK, Suwon IPARK CITY and Haeundae IPARK. In addition, Hyundai Development Company has been active in various areas such as city development projects, residential and commercial buildings, civil engineering and social infrastructure projects. Mong-Gyu Chung has made efforts to promote corporate social responsibility by participating in the IPARK Campaign, the employee volunteer program of Hyundai Development Company, and establishing a non-profit organization, Pony Chung Foundation.

Hyundai Development Company has diversified its business areas to include construction subsidiaries such as I&Cons, a property development company, and I'Controls, a construction-related IT solution supplier, the manufacturing sector such as Hyundai Engineering Plastics, a supplier of engineering plastics, and Young Chang Music, musical instrument manufacturer, and non-manufacturing sectors such as I'Service, Hotel IPARK, HDC Asset Management, Hyundai IPark Mall, I'Cius and IPARK Sports.

Mong-Gyu Chung has contributed to developing Korea’s soccer industry by owning Football Clubs such as Ulsan Hyundai (January 1994 – December 1996), Jeonbuk Hyundai (January 1997 – March 1999) and Busan IPARK Football Club (January 2000-to present).

Elected as the 9th President of the Korean Professional Football League (K League) in 2011, he handled the match-fixing scandals with determination and acumen. He was elected as the 52nd president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) in 2013. In addition, he is a member of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup, member of the Executive Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and vice president of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). September 2016, Chung Mong Gyu has taken over as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) East Zone Vice-President following the resignation of China’s Zhang Jilong.

Awards

  • 1997 Winner of the Second Korea-China Young Researcher's Award (economics segment)
  • 1996 “100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum[1]

References

  1. ^ "정몽규 회장 공식적으로 출발". Best Eleven. March 7, 2013.
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