2005 ~

SUNGJOO Group & MCM Holding AG Seoul, Korea & Zurich, Switzerland

Chairperson & CEO

2005

SUNGJOO MERCHANDISING INC (SMI) Seoul, KOREA

President & CEO

2002

SUNGJOO DESIGN TECH & DISTRIBUTION INC (SDD)

President & CEO

1990

SUNGJOO INTERNATIONAL LTD (SJI)

President & CEO

1985 ~ 1987

BLOOMINGDALE’S New York, USA

Planning Team for the Chairman

2011.9

BUSINESS SCHOOL LAUSANNE Lausanne, Switzerland

Honorable doctor’s degree

2000

AMHERST COLLEGE

Honorary Doctoral Degree in Humane Letters

1984 ~ 1985

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, USA

Graduate School & Divinity School
Studied MTS (Master of Theological Studies in Business Ethics & Economics) Program

1981 ~ 1983

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE London, UK

Studied MSc (Master of Science in International Relations) Program

1979 ~ 1981

AMHERST COLLEGE Amherst, USA

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

1975 ~ 1979

YONSEI UNIVERSITY Seoul, KOREA

Bachelor of Arts in Theology & Sociology

2014. 5

Received 'Global Woman's Leadership Award’ from International Federation of Business and Professional Women(BPW)

Switzerland

2013. 7

Award recipient as the global CEO by Korea's commerce Chamber and by Dong A Newspaper

Korea

2013. 2

Selected as one of Asia's '50 Power Businesswomen' by Forbes

USA

2012. 7

Selected as a part of the "Innovation 101" of the DNA (Decide Now Act) Summit hosted by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

UK

2012. 5

Received the 'Chairman's Award' at The Asian Women of Achievement

UK

2012. 4

Selected as one of Asia's '25 Hottest Business Women' by Fortune

USA

2012. 3

Selected as one of Asia's '50 Most Powerful Women' by Forbes

USA

2011. 12

Awarded a 'Presidential Citation' for the Korea Fashion Awards

Korea

2010. 10

Received the 'Corporate Honoree' from Korean American Community Foundation

USA

2010. 7

Selected as one of the 100 most creative people in "Fast Company"

USA

2009. 12

Received Special Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young 2009

Korea

2009. 12

Received Creative CEO Award from Korea Standard Association

Korea

2009. 11

Received Ethics in Business Award from the International Association of Human Values

European Parliament, Belgium

2009. 5

Received CEO of the Year Award from Korea Management Association

Korea

2008. 8

Received Compass Award from Women's Leadership Exchange

USA

2008. 5

Received Artemis Award from Euro-American Women's Council

Greece

2008. 2

Received 2008 Enterprising Women Hall of Fame Award

USA

2007. 11

Selected as one of 100 People to Enlighten the World 2007 by Korean Green Foundation

Korea

2007. 5

Selected as one of 2007 Spirit of Asian America Gala Honorees
by the Asian American Federation of New York

AFNY, NY, USA

2005. 10

Received Korean Women Leadership Award for Young Leader

Korea

2004. 11

Selected as one of Top 50 Women to Watch by Wall Street Journal (Global edition)

2004. 5

Selected as one of 75 Top Powerful Women Around the World by Bilanz

Switzerland

2004. 1

Received Woman of the Year Award from the Korean National Council of Women

Korea

2003. 2

Selected as one of the New Century Leaders by CNN for The Best of Asia (News Feature)

2002. 12

Selected as Pride of Korea Grand Prize Winner by the Korean Press Association

2001. 7

Selected as one of 7 most powerful women in Asia by Asiaweek

Hong Kong

1999. 11

Selected as one of The 20 Most Powerful International Business Women by Working Woman

USA

1997. 2

Selected as one of the 1997 '100Global Leaders for Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum

Switzerland

2014. 10 ~ 2017.10

The President of the Korean Red Cross

2013. 2. 22 ~

Member of the Asian Institute of Management's Board of Governors Philippines

2013. 8 -

Governor of Asian Couture Federation(ACF) Asian Couture Federation

2013 ~

ABAC (APEC Business Advisory Council) Member Korea

2012.10-2012.12

Co-Chair of the Presidential Campaign Committee for President-elect Geun-Hye Park during the Presidential Campaign Korea

2011.6 ~

BoD Member for Handong Global University ( 2011.6.14 ~ 2013.5.17) Korea

2011.1 ~ 2014

BoD Member for World Vision Global Charity Organization Korea

2010 ~

Director of Korean Foundation Korea

2010 ~

A member of Severance Campaign Committee, Yonsei University Health System Korea

2009 ~

Founder and Chairman of SJF (Sung Joo Foundation) Korea

2009 ~

Advisory Board Member of School of Business, Yonsei University Korea

2009 ~

The 2nd Metropolis Women International Network Forum Committee Korea

2009 ~

Founder and Trustee of PAWA (Pan Asian Women's Association)

2008 ~

Ambassador to Global Private Sector Leaders Forum of World Bank USA

2008

Frontier Award 2008, Jury Committee UK

2008

Jury for the Global Economic/Business Book Award of Finantial Times UK

2007 ~

Jury for International Women's Initiative Awards, Cartier Group France

2007 ~ 2009

Patron of Victoria & Albert Museum London, UK

2007 ~

Patron from 2006 and now Trustee of Asia House London, UK

2007 ~

BoD Member for UN Global Compact Korea (UNGC Korea) Korea

2007 ~ 2014

BoD Member for KEB (Korea Exchange Bank) Charity Foundation Korea

2005 ~ 2010

Harvard University, Member of 'Women Leadership Board' in John F. Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge,USA

2005 ~ 2007

Honorary Public Relations Ambassadors of the PyeongChang 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Bid Committee
Korea

2005.6 ~

BoD Member for Yeon-Byun Science University China

2005.1 ~ 2007.1

President of Amherst College Alumni Association Korea

2004 ~

Global Summit of Women, Korean Planning, Chairman of Committee Korea

2004

Member of Advisory Committee for APEC 2005 Korea

2004.6 ~ 2007.6

BoD Member for Save the Children Korea

2003.2 ~

BoD Member for SookMyung Foundation for Arts and Culture Korea

2004 ~

IPC (International Planning Committee) Member for Global Summit of Women USA

2002 ~

BoD Member for Korea Women’s Foundation and Seoul Women Plaza Korea

2000 ~ 2002

Member of the Advisory Board Committee for the Ministry of Planning and Budget Korea

2001

Chairman of Committee ,The World Knowledge forum of Women's Korea Committee Korea

1999.3 ~

Member of FIAC (Foreign Investment Advisory Council)
for the Seoul Metropolitan Government Korea

1998.12 ~ 2004

Chairperson of Women Entrepreneurs’ Committee for KFSM
(Korean Federation of Small & Medium Businesses) Korea

1994 ~ 1997

National Director & International Steering Committee Member of ICSC
(International Council of Shopping Centers) Korea

2005

Prepare the Future [Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, 2005]

Korean

2005. 8

The Beautiful Challenge [Maeil Business Newspaper Group, 2005]

English & Korean

2005. 5

Alchemistic Management of Korean CEOs [Pyongdan Publishing Company, 2005]

English & Korean

2004. 2

“I Believe in the Prosperity of the Upright!” [Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, 2004]

English & Korean

2003. 9

Taiwanese version of the autobiographical essay, “Wake Up Call!” [Ace Publishing Company, 2003]

2002

Wrote a piece for a collection of essays entitled, “Recreating Asia - Visions for A New Century”
coauthored by Frank-Jurgen Richter & Pamela Mar [John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd, 2002]

English & Korean

2000

Published an autobiography entitled, “Wake Up Call - A Beautiful Outcast”
[Random House Joongang]

Korean