Early Life
Cho Hyun-joon was born in Seoul, South Korea, on January 16, 1968. He is the eldest son of Cho Seok-rae, the former chairman of Hyosung Group, and the grandson of Cho Hong-je, the founder of the Hyosung Group. Cho studied abroad after middle school and attended St. Paul's School in the U.S. He later graduated from Yale University with a degree in political science and earned a master's degree in political science from Keio University in Japan.
Rise to Success
Before joining Hyosung, Cho worked at Mitsubishi Corporation and Morgan Stanley. He joined Hyosung T&C (now Hyosung) in 1997 as the manager of the management planning team. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2000, Executive Director in 2001, and Vice President in 2003. Cho served as the Chief of Hyosung Trade PG in 2005, Hyosung Chief of Textile PG and President of Trade PG in 2007, and in 2011, he was Hyosung Chief of Textile and President of IT PG and Strategy HQ. He was inaugurated as the Chairman of Hyosung Group in January 2017.
Key Business Strategies
Under Cho's leadership, Hyosung Group has focused on global expansion, particularly in the United States, investing billions in manufacturing sites. He has also emphasized ESG management. Cho has focused on securing a position in the hydrogen business value chain, aiming to build the world's largest liquid hydrogen plant in Ulsan, South Korea. He has also emphasized the importance of customer-focused management and technological competitiveness.
Philanthropy
Information on specific philanthropy amounts could not be located.
