The Korea Culture and Arts Committee appointed Lee Sang-cheol as the CEO of Korea Culture Promotion on the 28th. The term is three years, until March 27, 2026.
Mr. Lee Sang-cheol, newly appointed as the 14th CEO of the Korea Culture Promotion Agency. [Photo by Korea Arts Council]
The CEO Recommendation Committee of Korea Culture Promotion recommended multiple candidates through an open recruitment and screening process, and the chairman of the Arts Committee, the shareholder institution, held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to appoint the new CEO.
The new CEO obtained professional golfer status from the Korea Golf Association and played as a senior professional golfer for about three years. From 2007 to 2016, he served as the CEO of Acantos Hotel in the Philippines, a partner company of Bluewater Golf Course, and contributed to the development of the domestic golf industry by serving as the senior branch president of the Korea Professional Golf Association in 2018 and 2019.
The Arts Committee stated, "Based on this experience, it is expected that he will contribute to the development of New Seoul Country Club, which Korea Culture Promotion operates on consignment, and to the expansion of the cultural arts promotion fund."
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