At the Global Leader Awards held at the Eliena Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 9th, a book "Holding the World 2026" was also published with the success stories of this year's selected global leaders. The Minister of Industry and Trade Award was won by Taehwa Holdings Group Chairman Kang Na-yeon, Sewoon Steel Chairman Shin Jeong-taek and Hyungji Elite CEO Choi Joon-ho, while KANEDA Holdings Chairman Kim Deok-gil won the Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business Award. Chairman Kang Sung-hee left the record of winning 14 consecutive awards as a global leader.
Otech Carrier, led by Chairman Kang Sung-hee, is pursuing business diversification as an "energy solution group that changes the world" with cutting-edge technological innovation and ultra-high-efficiency energy platforms. Recently, it has solidified its position by taking the lead in distributing data center cooling solutions.
K-MARKET, run by Chairman Ko Sang-gu, has grown into a retail giant with more than 150 direct stores in Vietnam, with a total of 2,000 employees.
Also, △ Koo Ja-gwan, CEO of Samgu I&C △ Kim Myung-hwan, Chairman of Deokshin EPC △ Kim Jang-yeol, Chairman of Sea Green Group △ Kim Jae-jin, Chairman of Keun-woo, △ Kim Jeom-bae, Chairman of Alkaus Trading △ Kim Jong-hwa, Chairman of Everchem △ Kim Chan-ki, President of Hankyung National University △ Park Jong-beom, Chairman of Youngsan Group △ Park Joon-young, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Aluminum △ Seo Chang-woo, Chairman of Korean Papa Jones △ Son Bong-rak, Chairman of TCC Steel △ Shin Kyung △The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Development Corporation has been named a global leader.
Jang Dae-hwan, chairman of Maekyung Media, said in a greeting, "Artificial intelligence (AI) is completely changing the order of our industry, the way we work, and the standards of national competitiveness. I hope we will overcome the crisis with bold challenges and innovation rather than struggling."
[Reporter Seo Jeongwon]
