Korea Tourism Organization Names Min Byeong-seon as Tourism Industry Division Head

Min Byeong-seon, newly appointed executive director and head of the Korea Tourism Organization’s Tourism Industry Division. [Photo=Korea Tourism Organization]

Korea Tourism Organization said on 21 it appointed Min Byeong-seon, former chairman of the Suwon Convention Center, as its new executive director and head of the Tourism Industry Division.

Born in 1972, Min graduated from Chungju High School and earned a sociology degree from Sungkyunkwan University. He began his career in 2000 as a reporter at The Korea Times and later worked as a reporter at The Dong-A Ilbo. He also served as a media adviser in the Gyeonggi Province spokesperson’s office, a public relations and cooperation officer at Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Corporation, and chairman of the Suwon Convention Center.

The following is the list of personnel appointments.

◇Korea Tourism Organization

△Appointments

▷Min Byeong-seon, head of the Tourism Industry Division (executive director)

▷Kim Young-mi, head of the Tourism AI Innovation Division (executive director)

△Promotions and transfers

<Division heads>

▷Park Yoon-sook, head of the Management Innovation Division

▷Yang Kyung-soo, head of the International Tourism Division

▷Park Jung-woong, head of the Domestic Tourism Division

<Office directors>

▷Kim Kyung-ju, director of the ESG Management Office

▷Kim Kwan-mi, director of the Tourism Business Support Office

▷Lee Young-geun, head of the Jeju branch

<Team heads>

▷Lee Jun-ho, budget team head

* This article has been translated by AI.

Kang Sang Heon ksh@ajunews.com