Hyeongji Esquaia Appoints Jang Hae-il as President

Hyoungji Esquaia announced on the 11th that Jang Hae-il has been appointed as president.

President Jang Hae-il, born in 1958, graduated from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business with an MBA.

He served as Head of Management Strategy Planning and Executive Director of the International Services Division at Korea Securities Depository, playing a leading role in the globalization of the capital market by establishing infrastructure such as the global securities lending system and foreign currency securities home trading system. In recognition of these achievements, he received commendations from the Deputy Prime Minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Service.

He later gained extensive experience in the financial sector as an audit committee member of Industrial Asset Management and Multi-Asset Management, and as a standing auditor of Korea Marine Guarantee Insurance. In 2013, while serving as an outside director of Hyoungji Elite and a group advisor, he acquired expertise and sensibility in fashion and footwear.

President Jang stated, “I will initiate a plan to transform Esquaia, a domestic footwear brand with a 63-year tradition, into a global total fashion footwear company.”