Sunday, 28 May 2006 | Levent OZLER
LEE Il-kyoo: New President of KIDP
As of May 16, 2006, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy appointed Mr. LEE Il-kyoo as President and Chief Executive Officer of Korea Institute of Design Promotion. He is a successor of Mr. KIM Chul-ho who had been serving for development of the design industry in Korea and internationalization of Good Design Selection for past three years. The new president, Mr. LEE had been serving at Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) for improvement and growth of Korean trade and industry over the past thirty years. For the last few years before he came to KIDP, he held the title of Chief Executive Officer at Kyonggi Regional Small and Medium Business Administration. While working as the first Director of Design & Brand Policy Division at MOCIE, he directed the construction plan of Korea Design Center in which KIDP is now residing. As an expert in establishing design strategies, he built foundation of the national design policies and has led development of industry in Korea.
The inauguration was held at Convention Hall, Korea Design Center on the 16th of May with distinguished guests and the entire KIDP staff in presence. During his inauguration speech, he promised to enhance the current projects and to continuously support international business, following the path of his predecessor, Mr. KIM Chul-ho. Moreover, he hoped to work cooperatively with every individual staff of KIDP for improvement of design status in Korea. Lastly, he revealed his hope to make KIDP as the best global center of design, providing outraced services and leading Korea design to become world-class design.
Mr. KIM Chul-ho, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of KIDP, is now appointed as the new President of International Design School for Advanced Studies. As a head of a design graduate school located in Seoul, he is expected to bring even more positive impacts on educational activities of design.
KIDP: http://www.kidp.or.kr
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