Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Appoints Kim Byungwan as New CEO

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Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA, President Choi Gwanno) announced on the 3rd that it has appointed Kim Byungwan, Professor of Police Administration at Chonnam National University, as CEO of its subsidiary, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Corporation.

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary established by YGPA in December 2017 to manage security, safety, and facilities for the port facilities at Yeosu Gwangyang Port.

At the CEO appointment certificate ceremony of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Co., Ltd., held on the 3rd, Choi Gwanho, President of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, and Kim Byungwan, newly appointed CEO of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management, are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority.

Kim, the newly appointed CEO, earned his bachelor's and doctorate degrees in public administration from Korea University and served as a professor in the Department of Police Administration at Chonnam National University from 1994 to 2026. During this period, he was also the Director of Planning from 2007 to 2010, and received the Presidential Commendation in 2013, the Minister of Environment Commendation in 2017, and the Minister of Education Commendation in 2024.

President Choi Gwanno stated, "Amid evolving port safety and security environments, I expect that the long-standing research and teaching experience and expertise of newly appointed CEO Kim Byungwan will greatly contribute to the development of Yeosu Gwangyang Port and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Corporation."

The term of office for Kim, who took office on this day, is three years.

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