Hyun, Jae-Hyun

Hyun Jae-Hyun (born February 12, 1949) is chairman of Tongyang Group, a South Korean conglomerate founded in 1957 as a cement manufacturer. Starting in the mid-1980s, Hyun began diversifying the Group’s business structure, and by 1989, he re-introduced TONGYANG into the business community as a finance-based service provider. Today, in addition to being the second largest cement manufacturer in Korea, Tongyang offers a comprehensive range of financial services that include securities brokerage, investment banking, asset management and life insurance. Hyun currently lives in Seoul with his wife and four children.

- sources from TONGYANG group website.

Academic background

 * 1981  MBA, Stanford University
 * 1973  MA, Civil Law, Seoul National University
 * 1971  BA, Law, Seoul National University

Professional experience

 * 1989-	       Chairman, TONGYANG Group
 * 1986-1989    Chairman, TONGYANG Securities
 * 1983-1989    President & CEO, TONGYANG Cement & Energy
 * 1977-1983    Executive Director, TONGYANG Cement & Energy
 * 1975-1977    Public Prosecutor, Busan District Public Prosecutor’s Office

Professional appointments

 * 2009-	       Chairman, Korea-U.S. Business Council
 * 2008-	       Chairman, Economic Policy Committee, Federation of Korean Industries
 * 2005-2005    Chair, APEC CEO Summit
 * 2005-2005    Chairman, APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
 * 1999-	       Chairman, Youth Hope Foundation
 * 1998-2000    Member, Foreign Trade Policy Advisory Committee, Korean Government
 * 1998-1999    Member, Planning and Budget Commission, Korean Government
 * 1997-	       Vice-chairman, Federation of Korean Industries
 * 1996-2008    Member, APEC Business Advisory Council
 * 1993-2001    President, Korea Baduk (Oriental Chess) Association
 * 1993-1996    Chairman, Korea Financial Futures Trading Association
 * 1988-1990    Chairman, Korea Cement Industrial Association

Awards and honors

 * 2011	       Van Fleet Award, The Korea Society
 * 2006	       Gold Tower – Order of Industrial Service Merit, Korean Government