[Law Firm Now] Sejong Recruits Corporate Governance Expert Dr. Ahn Hyoseop as Senior Specialist

Launch of the Corporate Governance Research Institute and Appointment of Its First Director
Seminar on "Communication Strategies with Stakeholders During Shareholders' Meeting Season" on the 27th

Sejong Law Firm (Managing Partner Oh Jonghan) has recruited Dr. Ahn Hyoseop, regarded as one of the key figures who laid the foundations of corporate governance in the Korean capital market, as Senior Specialist.

With the addition of Senior Specialist Ahn, Sejong has launched the Corporate Governance Research Institute under the Sejong Corporate Governance Strategy Center (headed by Lee Donggun) and appointed him as its Director.

Ahn Hyoseop, Senior Specialist at Sejong Law Firm. Sejong Law Firm

On the 19th, Sejong announced that it had recruited governance and ESG expert Ahn Hyoseop, Head of the Governance Division at the Korea ESG Research Institute, as Senior Specialist. Upon joining Sejong, Senior Specialist Ahn will concurrently serve as Director of the newly established Corporate Governance Research Institute and will oversee its overall operations.

Senior Specialist Ahn graduated from the College of Law at Hanyang University and obtained his Ph.D. in Commercial Law from the Hanyang University Graduate School of Law. He accumulated practical, on-site experience in the corporate sector by handling IR, shareholder relations, and ESG work at Hyundai Group and Samsung Group, and until recently he served as Head of the Governance Division at the Korea ESG Research Institute, a leading domestic proxy advisory firm, where he oversaw the fields of responsible investment and proxy advisory services.

In particular, he has extensive experience in stewardship codes and proxy advisory services through his work advising numerous institutional investors, including major domestic pension funds, and in 2021 he received a commendation from the Chairman of the Coexisting Cooperation Committee in recognition of his contributions to the spread of ESG.

Sejong plans to further strengthen its expertise in corporate governance with the addition of Senior Specialist Ahn by launching the Corporate Governance Research Institute under the Corporate Governance Strategy Center. Based on its accumulated experience in corporate governance, stewardship codes, and engagement with institutional investors, the firm intends to provide practical and differentiated solutions that companies can immediately apply in the field, including communication strategies with domestic and overseas proxy advisors and institutional investors, advice on governance improvement, and strategies for responding to annual general meetings of shareholders.

Meanwhile, to commemorate the launch of the Corporate Governance Research Institute, Sejong will hold a seminar titled "Communication Strategies with Stakeholders During Shareholders' Meeting Season" both online and offline at 3:00 p.m. on the 27th at the 23rd-floor seminar room of Sejong in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

This seminar has been organized to discuss key issues and response directions, focusing on communication strategies with investors and proxy advisory firms ahead of the 2026 annual general meeting season.

The seminar will feature presentations by Dr. Hwang Hyunyoung, a member of the Stewardship Code Development Committee, and CEO Lim Sungcheol of Beside Korea, a company specializing in corporate governance communications, as well as Ahn Hyoseop, Director of the Sejong Corporate Governance Research Institute, who will share in-depth insights ranging from regulatory trends to on-site practice.

Attorney Lee Donggun, who heads the Sejong Corporate Governance Strategy Center, said, "As the corporate governance environment is changing rapidly and stewardship activities by institutional investors are becoming more sophisticated, it has become essential for companies to adopt an integrated response that also encompasses communication strategies with investors and proxy advisory firms. By establishing the Corporate Governance Research Institute under the Sejong Corporate Governance Strategy Center, we are now able to provide one-stop legal services that cover both strategic and practical aspects of the governance issues companies are facing."

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