Cho Yang-ho

Cho Yangho (Korean: 조양호, Hanja: 趙亮鎬, RR: Jo Yang-ho, M-R: Cho Yangho; sometimes written Y. H. Cho[1]) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Korean Air, chairman of the Hanjin Group, and a founding member of SkyTeam alliance.

Career

Cho is the chairman of the Hanjin Group - one of the world's largest transportation conglomerates. He was named to this post in February 2003 after having served as the Group's vice chairman since 1996. He is also the Director and CEO of various subsidiary companies including Hanjin Shipping, Korea Airport Service (KAS), JungSeok Enterprise Co. and Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunications (HIST).

In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Cho was elected vice-chairman of The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) in 1996 and has held the title of honorary consulate-general to Ireland in the Republic of Korea since 1995. He was named Chairman of the Korea-French High Level Businessmen's Club in October 2000 and has also served on the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since elected in May 2001. In addition, he became chairman of the Korea-Canada Business Council in 1993 is currently serving as Chairman of the Korea Defense Industry Association since 2004. Cho has been on the USC Board of Trustees since 1997.[2] In addition, he is serving as the chairman of the board of directors at both Inha and Hankuk Aviation University.

In 2000, he was convicted of tax evasion.[3][4]

Family

Cho is married, and has one son and two daughters: Cho Won-tae, Cho Hyun-ah (also known by the English name Heather Cho), and Cho Hyeon-min. All three official children are also graduates of the University of Southern California.[1] His daughter, Cho Hyun-ah, ran the company's hotel division and was subject of a December 2014 news report that she ordered a Korean Air Lines plane to return to the gate to force a flight attendant off the plane because a packet of macadamia nuts were served to her incorrectly.[1][5] She was forced to resign after the incident and was sentenced to one year imprisonment without probation in February 2015.[6]

Awards

Apr. 2005 Mongol’s Polaris (highest civilian honor in Mongolia)

Oct. 2005 Moran Medal (order of civil merit by the Korean government)

Jan. 2012 Mugunghwa Medal (highest order of civil merit by the Korean government)

Nov. 2015 Grand Officier in France's Légion d'honneur (highest civilian honor awarded in France)

Life

After receiving a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Inha University in 1975, Cho received an MBA from the University of Southern California in 1979, and a doctoral degree in business administration from Inha University in 1988. Additionally in 1998, he received an honorary doctorate degree in aviation business administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida.

Korean Air Boeing 747-400

Cho was named Chairman and CEO of Korean Air in April 1999 having served as President and CEO of the airline since 1992. Prior to that, he held positions as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Korean Air. Cho began working for Korean Air as a manager in the Americas Regional Headquarters in 1974. He worked his way up the company ranks by continually adding various departments to his overall responsibilities - including maintenance, marketing, purchasing, information systems and corporate planning.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fred A. Bernstein, Checking In: Dressing It Up Before Tearing It Down, The New York Times, June 7, 2009, Accessed June 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ Board of Trustees, University of Southern California, Accessed April 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/former-korean-air-executive-faces-judgment-over-nut-rage-incident-1423690201?tesla=y
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/12/business/worldbusiness/12iht-korair.2.t.html
  5. ↑ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/south-korea-probes-reports-airline-boss-daughter-ordered-080431126--finance.html
  6. ↑ "Korean Air executive guilty in 'nut rage' case". bbcnews.de. 12 February 2015.


Preceded by
South Korea Kim Jin-sun		 President of Organizing Committee for 2018 Winter Olympics
2015-2016 		Succeeded by
South Korea Lee Hee-beom


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