Two Koreans selected as one of US magazine's ``100 Most Influential Women in the World''

On the 5th, the American business magazine Forbes announced the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. From South Korea, Lee Bu-jin, president of Hotel Shilla, known as a prestigious hotel, ranked 82nd.
, Choi Soo-young, CEO of IT giant NAVER, ranked 96th. The ranking is based on female CEOs and entertainers who have the influence to change the way people around the world live.
Every year, Forbes selects the world's most influential politicians, politicians, philanthropists, and policy makers by comprehensively considering indicators such as economic power, mass media activities, influence, and range of influence. Noa
100 women have been announced. This year as well, European Commission President von der Leyen was chosen as the top choice, just as she was last year. The magazine said of Ms. von der Leyen, "405,000,000
"He is responsible for a bill that affects over 10,000 European citizens," and is "one of the Western countries' most powerful supporters of Ukraine's unprovoked invasion by Russia." 2nd place
European Central Bank President Lagarde, 3rd place US Vice President Ha Ri Su, 4th place Italian Prime Minister Meloni, and 5th place US singer Taylor Swift.
According to Forbes, Forbes Women Editor-in-Chief Maggie McGrath said, ``This ranking reflects changes in the global acquisition and exercise of power over the past 20 years.
has continued to record. Perhaps more than anything else, the fact that entertainers rank high in this year's rankings, along with global politicians and business leaders, highlights this change.
It represents that," he commented. This year, two people from South Korea were selected: Hotel Shilla President Lee Bu-jin and NAVER President Choi Soo-young. Mr. Lee is 53 years old from Seoul. Korean conglomerate Sam
She is known as the grandson of the late Lee Byung-cheol, the founder of the Sun Group, the eldest daughter of the late former chairman Lee Kun-hee of Samsung Electronics, and the younger sister of the current chairman Lee JeYeon.
He is the president of Le Shilla. Established in 1973, the hotel is one of Korea's most prestigious hotels, and is a favorite hotel for VIPs from all over the world, including politicians, business figures, entertainers, and athletes.
With the South Korean government positioning 2023-2024 as the ``Year of Visits to South Korea,'' Mr. Lee was elected as the chairman of the Korea Visit and Understanding Committee in February of this year. At the time of selection, the committee's board of directors said, ``Mr.
As the CEO of Hotel Shilla, whose main focus is on businesses that are closely connected to the world, Mr. Lee has demonstrated outstanding management ability.
He is the right person who can solidify the foundation for public-private cooperation through creative leadership based on his expertise in the domestic and international tourism industry.''
As the number of Japanese tourists visiting South Korea has increased sharply this year, Mr. Lee held a ceremony at the 2023 International Airport in July at Incheon International Airport.
Attended a promotional commemorative event to reach 10 million visitors to South Korea. He was also seen taking a commemorative photo with a Japanese tourist who gave him a free flight ticket.
Forbes, which selected Ms. Lee as one of the ``100 most influential women in the world,''
He introduced that she is the eldest daughter of Lee Gun-hee, former chairman of N Electronics, and explained, ``She has been praised for her excellent business sense and has been nicknamed 'Little Gun-hee.''
NAVER's CEO Choi, who ranked 96th, became a hot topic when he became CEO of the company in March last year at the young age of 40. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Seoul University, he joined NAVER (then N
Joined HN). After working in the communications and marketing department for four years, she is a talented woman who studied at Yonsei University Graduate School of Law and Harvard Law School. with a lawyer
After working at a law firm, he returned to NAVER in 2019. NAVER's consolidated sales for the third quarter (July-September) of this year was 2,445.3 billion won (approximately 273.169 billion won).
million yen) and operating profit of 380.2 billion won, both sales and operating profit were record highs. Forbes said of Choi, ``The NAVER Board of Directors has recognized her problem-solving skills and
I highly value his 'deep' insight into the global market."