18 executives in Hyundai Motor Group placing in top 10
High ranking in executives for POSCO, Shinhan Financial Holdings, Korea Electric Power Corporation
'3rd place' for colleges that graduated future CEOs for Hyundai Motor Group
[April 11, 2016]
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) was found to be in the top 10 universities for the number of executives in the Hyundai Motor Group and POSCO.
Recently, a weekly news magazine announced the results of the 'Top 30 Company Executive Analysis'. According to this, YU graduated 18 people who later became executives for the Hyundai Motor Group, placing 10th in the nation, and four for POSCO, placing eighth in the nation. In addition, of the 15 executives of Shinhan Financial Holdings, two graduated from YU, which is the second highest number of executives following Korea University. At the Korea Electric Power Corporation, one of the six full-time executive was from YU. Thus, it was found that YU alumni are playing key roles in major conglomerates and public corporations that lead Korea's financial sector.
According to analysis by CEO Score, a corporate management performance evaluation site, last year, YU graduates two CEOs according to the analysis of colleges for the 17 Hyundai Group subsidiary CEOs, which was the third highest number following Seoul National University and Korea University. Hyundai Steel CEO Kang Hak-seo (61, Business Administration '79) and Hyundai Powertech CEO Jung Il-soo (58, Mechanics '76) both graduated from YU.
Meanwhile, YU was placed 6th in the nation in the ranking for colleges for CEOs in Korea's top 100 countries by <The New Management>, and also ranked sixth in the nation for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014 for the college ranking in the 'KOSDAQ Listed Company CEO Report', thus confirming that YU alumni are leading Korea's financial sector.
