Chung Mong-gyu, born in Seoul in 1961, is one of South Korea's top business leaders and the

chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

HDC Group HDC Group is a large Korean ''chaebol'' (conglomerate). It is active in a wide array of business fields including property, petrochemicals, retail, leisure, sports, and finance. The current chairman of HDC Group is Chung Mong-Gyu. History Hyund ...

. He has been serving as the 53rd President of

Korea Football Association The Korea Football Association () is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with F ...

(KFA), a title held for 2 consecutive terms since 2013. In May 2017, he won a seat on FIFA Council. Chairman Chung received his bachelor's degree in business administration at

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities. The ...

in 1985, and completed his master's degree in politics, philosophy and economics at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

in 1988.

Education

*1988.02: Master's degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE),

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*1985.02: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration,

*1980.02: Graduated

Yongsan High School Yongsan High School (Korean: 용산고등학교) is a public high school in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea for boys in grades 10 to 12 (ages 16 to 19). It is one of the few public schools in Seoul with boarding facilities. History The origins of Yon ...

Chronology

*May 2018 ~ Present: Chairman, HDC Holdings Co., Ltd. *April 2018 ~ present: President, East Asia Football Federation *May 2017 – present: Member,

FIFA Council The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of FIFA Congress. ...

(2017–present) *January 2017 – present: Vice President,

Korean Sport & Olympic Committee The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (, Abbr.: KOC) is the National Olympic Committee of Republic of Korea (competing as Korea) for the Olympic Games movement and inbound sports issue. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and ...

*September 2016 – present: Vice President,

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

(AFC) *September 2016 – present: Chairperson, AFC Referees’ Committee *July 2016 – present: 53rd President,

(KFA) *March–August 2016: Chef de Mission,

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South Korea Team *March 2016 – present: Chairman, 2017

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Organizing Committee *August 2015 – present: Member, AFC Development Committee *August 2015 – present: Deputy Chairman, 2019

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Organizing Committee *May 2015 – May 2017: Member, AFC Executive Committee *March 2014 – present: Vice President,

East Asian Football Federation The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia. History Competitions Current title holders Presidents Member associations EAFF has 10 member a ...

(EAFF) *August 2013 – December 2016: Member, Organizing Committee for the

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*February 2013 – March 2014: President, EAFF *January 2013 – June 2016: 52nd President, KFA *April 2011 – March 2013: Member, AFC Ad-Hoc Committee *January 2011 – January 2013: 9th President,

K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

(Korea Professional Football League) *March 2000 – present: Keynote Speaker, 33rd

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(PBEC) International General Meeting *2000–present: Chairman,

Busan IPark Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

FC (2000–present) *February 1999 – May 2018: Chairman,

HDC Hyundai Development Company HDC Hyundai Development Company ( ko, HDC현대산업개발) was created in 2018 through a spin-off from HDC Group's holding company HDC Holdings. The company is active in real estate development, construction and hospitality. History HDC Hy ...

*1998–1999: Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Korea-Britain Business Leaders Forum *1997–1999: 5th President, Korean Automobile Manufacturers Association *1997–1999: Chairman,

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup St ...

*1996–1999: Chairman,

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*1994–1996: Chairman,

Ulsan Hyundai FC Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League i ...

*1988.11: Joined Hyundai Motor Company

Career

Chung Mong-gyu served as Chairman and CEO of

from January 1996 to March 1999. He has managed

Hyundai Development Company HDC Hyundai Development Company ( ko, HDC현대산업개발) was created in 2018 through a spin-off from HDC Group's holding company HDC Holdings. The company is active in real estate development, construction and hospitality. History HDC Hy ...

since his appointment as chairmanship in March 1999. Hyundai Development Company, a parent entity of

Hyundai Development Company Group HDC Group is a large Korean ''chaebol'' (conglomerate). It is active in a wide array of business fields including property, petrochemicals, retail, leisure, sports, and finance. The current chairman of HDC Group is Chung Mong-Gyu. History Hyund ...

, is a comprehensive construction company established in 1976 and has created more than 400,000 apartment units in Korea including Samsung-dong

IPARK IPARK is an apartment brand launched by Hyundai Development Company in 2001. Prior to IPARK, Hyundai Development Company used Hyundai Apartment as the main brand for its housing business. Hyundai Apartment has been ranked the most powerful brand ...

, Suwon IPARK CITY and Haeundae IPARK. In addition, Hyundai Development Company has been active in various areas such as city development, residential/commercial buildings, civil engineering and social infrastructure. Hyundai Development Company has diversified its business areas to include manufacture, distribution, IT, leisure and service, with real estate & infrastructure construction as the center. The affiliates of Hyundai Development Company include

Hyundai EP Founded in 1988 as the Petrochemical Division of HDC Group, Hyundai EP signed technology transfer contract with Solvay Engineered Polymer in 1991, focusing on developing advanced technologies, and built a compounding factory in Dangjin in 1994 t ...

, I·Controls, I·Service, Hyundai IPARK Mall,

Young Chang HDC YoungChang (Hangul: HDC영창) is a South Korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial wood working machinery, headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. Young Chang currently holds 50% of the South Korean piano market. The company is among the l ...

Music, I&CONS, Hotel IPARK, Hyundai PCE, IPARK Sports, HDC Asset Management and HDC Shilla Duty Free. Through his engagement in IPARK Volunteer Corps, which was launched in 2004 as a social contribution committee of Hyundai Development Company, Chairman Chung has been actively promoting

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

. In particular, with the establishment of Pony Chung Foundation, which is a nonprofit scholarship organization, he has been carrying out various programs such as Pony Chung Innovation Award, Academic Grants and Domestic/Overseas Scholarships. Through his ownerships of

(1994-1996),

(1997-1999) and Busan

FC (2000–present), Chairman Chung has continuously supported the development of Korean Football industry. Elected as the 9th President of the

(Korean Professional Football League ) in 2011, he handled the match-fixing scandals with determination and acumen. In 2013, he was elected as the 52nd President of the

(KFA), a title being served for 2 consecutive terms since his reappointment as the 53rd President in 2016. In addition, he served as Vice President of

(EAFF) (2013-2014), Member of the Organizing Committee for the

(2013-2016), Chef de Mission of

South Korea Team (2016) and Member of

(AFC) Executive Committee (2015-2017). His current roles include Deputy Chairman of 2019

Organizing Committee (2015–present), Member of AFC Development Committee (2015–present), Chairman of 2017

Organizing Committee (2016–present), Chairperson of AFC Referees’ Committee (2016–present), Vice President of AFC (2016–present), Vice President of

(2017–present) and Member of

(2017–present). Since his joining the FIFA Council, Chairman Chung has been devoting his efforts to co-hosting the

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with China, Japan and North Korea.

Awards

*1997 Winner of the 2nd Korea-China Young Researcher's Award (economics segment) *1997 “100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum

Family

References

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