Chairman Choi Geum-sik won the 13th Dongmyeong Grand Prize
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Recognized for core technologies such as the world's first ship module, UNIT, and community service activities.
Choi Geum-sik, chairman of SUNBO Industrial Co., Ltd., was selected as the winner of the 13th Dongmyeong Grand Prize along with Ryu Kwang-ji, chairman of Geumyang Co., Ltd. The award ceremony held at the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry at 2 p.m. on May 4 was attended by major local figures such as Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon, Nexen Group Chairman Kang Byung-joong, and BNK Financial Group Chairman Kim Ji-wan.
Chairman Choi Geum-sik, who leads a leading shipbuilding equipment company in Busan, introduced the world's first ship module UNIT to improve dock rotation and established the H.S.E. in the process of adopting the Strainer and Silencer shipyard standard drawings.
Chairman Choi Geum-sik's award at the Dongmyeong Grand Prize is all the more meaningful as he was recognized for his efforts to lead the development of local industries with future flagship products and core technologies, and for his various volunteer activities for the community.
At the awards ceremony, Chairman Choi Geum-sik said, "I am honored and happy to receive the grand prize of the same name with the entrepreneurial spirit of the late Chairman Kang Seok-jin, who laid the foundation for Korea's economy." "In support of Chairman Kang Seok-jin's entrepreneurship, we promise to do our best to create a good Busan to live in by practicing Busan's economic development, future talent development, and regional and sharing culture."
On the other hand, the Dongmyeong Grand Prize is awarded to those who have made contributions to the development of Busan and the country, and was jointly established by industry, academia, research, government, and political circles to continue the spirit of the late Chairman Kang Seok-jin, who led Korea's exports and economic development in the industrial era. Chairman Ryu Kwang-ji of Geumyang Co., Ltd., who received the award on the same day, is contributing to the growth of the Busan shoe industry by succeeding in localizing the foaming agent for the first time in Korea.