Kim Sung-joo (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 김성주; Sungjoo Kim; born 1956 in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

) is the founder, chairwoman and chief visionary officer of the Sungjoo Group (founded 1990) and MCM Holding AG. In 2005 Sungjoo Group acquired MCM Holding AG, a German luxury fashion brand founded in Munich in 1976. Kim was selected as a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1997 and received the Ethics in Business Award from the EU government in 2009. In 2012 she was listed in Forbes’ Top 50 Asian Business Women, selected as one of Asia's 25 Hottest CEOs by Fortune and invited by the United Nations be part of “Innovation 101” at the Decide Now Act summit. Kim served as Co-Chair of the Presidential Campaign Committee for

Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the fi ...

. In 2014 Kim was named president of the Korean Red Cross, the first female to hold the post. In 2015, received an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

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*1997: "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" by

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...

*1999: "The 20 Most Powerful International Businesswomen" by ''

Working Woman Since the industrial revolution, participation of women in the workforce outside the home has increased in industrialized nations, with particularly large growth seen in the 20th century. Largely seen as a boon for industrial society, women in ...

'' *2001: "7 most powerful women in Asia" by ''

Asiaweek ''Asiaweek'' was an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its 7 December 2001 issue due to a " ...

'' *2002: "Pride of Korea Grand Prize Winner" by Korean Press Association *2003: "New Century Leaders" by

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for The Best of Asia *2004: "75 Top Powerful Women Around the World" by Bilanz *2004: "Woman of the Year Award" from the

Korean National Council of Women The Korean National Council of Women (KNCW), women's organization in South Korea, founded in 1959. Along with the younger Korean Women's Associations United (KWAU), KNCW helps coordinate non-governmental organization A non-governmental organiz ...

*2005: "Korean Women Leadership Award" for Young Leader, from

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

Korea *2007: "Spirit of Asian America" Gala Honorees by AAFNY (

Asian American Federation of New York The Asian American Federation is a nonprofit organization working to advance the civic voice of Asian Americans in the New York metropolitan area. Established in 1989, the Asian American Federation of NY supports and collaborates with 70 member and ...

) *2007: "100 People to Enlighten the world 2007" by Korean Green Foundation *2008: "WLE Compass Award" by Women's Leadership Exchange *2011:

Doctor Honoris Causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...

from

Business School Lausanne Business School Lausanne (BSL) is a private business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is part of the Lemania Group of Swiss Private Schools. History BSL was founded in 1987 by Dr. John Hobbs. The current President is Philippe Du Pas ...

*2015: "Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire"

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