Chonghak Choi, Jinyoung Shin, and Sojung Park Appointed as Advisory Professors for Samjong KPMG Audit Committee Support Center

Appointment Ceremony for Samjong KPMG ACI Advisory Professors

Kim Kyotae, Chairman of Samjong KPMG; Kim Taejin, Professor at Korea University; and Choi Jonghak, Professor at Seoul National University, gathered on the 22nd at the Samjong KPMG headquarters in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, for the inauguration ceremony of the 12th Audit Committee Support Center (ACI) Advisory Professors and took a commemorative photo.

Samjong KPMG has appointed Professor Chonghak Choi and Professor Sojung Park from the College of Business Administration at Seoul National University, Professor Jinyoung Shin from the College of Business Administration at Yonsei University, and Professor Taejin Kim from the School of Law at Korea University as advisory professors for the Audit Committee Support Center (ACI).

On the 22nd, Samjong KPMG announced that it held the appointment ceremony at its headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Professor Choi previously served as a member of the Securities & Futures Commission's review committee and as an outside director (audit committee member) for Amorepacific Holdings and Pulmuone. He is currently the chair of the Evaluation Committee for Excellence in Audit and Accounting Governance and also serves as an outside director (audit committee member) at Mirae Asset Global Investments.

Professor Jinyoung Shin has held positions including member of the Financial Development Advisory Committee at the Financial Services Commission, chair of the Risk Management Committee for Government Employees Pension Service, president of the Korea Securities Association, president of the Korea Corporate Governance Service, and president of the Korea Capital Market Institute. He currently serves as an outside director at NH Investment & Securities and as an outside director (audit committee member) at Able C&C.

Professor Taejin Kim, a legal and corporate governance expert, is a former judge and lawyer who has served as an outside director (audit committee member) at major companies such as SK Innovation and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance. He is currently a member of the Ministry of Justice's Special Commercial Law Committee.

Professor Sojung Park has served as a member of the Financial Development Advisory Committee at the Financial Services Commission and as chair of the audit committee at AIA Life Insurance. Her expertise includes insurance, financial finance, and fintech. She is currently an outside director (audit committee member) at Kyobo Life Insurance and SeAH Steel.

The Advisory Professors will provide advice on all activities of Samjong KPMG ACI during their one-year term, which runs through June of next year. They will contribute to and review ACI publications, support audit committee activities related to their areas of expertise, and suggest effective operational directions for audit committees through regular meetings.

Professor Choi emphasized, "As a member of the Samjong KPMG ACI Advisory Professors, I will do my utmost to provide professional advice and support so that Korean companies can establish sound corporate governance and further enhance accounting transparency amid rapidly changing management environments."

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