Hyuns Foodians Establish Dual CEO System with Jo Seongcheon and Lee Chungmo

Huons Group's Huons Foodience is transitioning to a dual CEO system with Cho Seongcheon and Lee Chungmo to enhance management efficiency and strengthen responsible management.

Chosungcheon (left) and Ichungmo, Co-CEOs of Huons Foodience
[Photo by Huons Foodience]

Huons Foodience announced on the 17th that it held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at its headquarters in Geumsan-gun, Chungnam on the 14th and appointed Executive Director Cho Seongcheon as co-CEO. At the shareholders' meeting that day, the agenda including the appointment of Executive Director Cho Seongcheon as an inside director was approved as originally proposed. Accordingly, Huons Foodience will operate under a dual CEO system where the new CEO Cho Seongcheon will be in charge of management, research, and sales & marketing, while CEO Lee Chungmo will oversee the production division.

CEO Cho, born in 1971, is a sales and marketing expert who joined Huons Group in 2020 after working at Ildong Pharmaceutical, Handok, and Kolon Pharmaceutical. At Huons, he led the health functional food business division, spearheading brand and marketing operations. Notably, he led the achievement of cumulative sales of 100 billion KRW for the flagship brand ‘Eluvi Menolacto Probiotics’ and the launch of the male health supplement ‘Jeonlipseon Sagunja.’

Through the appointment of CEO Cho, Huons Foodience plans to promote ▲systematization and advancement of online and offline distribution systems ▲expansion of sales channels ▲strengthening of brand identity ▲development of new products combining R&D capabilities with market demand ▲and consumer-friendly marketing initiatives.

The existing CEO Lee Chungmo will oversee overall manufacturing and plans to further enhance the quality management system by making the production process more efficient.

A Huons Group official stated, “Considering deep understanding and expertise in the healthcare industry to expand the position of health functional food brands and strengthen global expansion, we appointed CEO Cho Seongcheon. Starting with his appointment, we plan to actively develop new products and carry out marketing.”