Sung-Joo Kim
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Sung-Joo Kim is the Chairwoman and CEO of Sungjoo Group and MCM Holdings AG
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She was ranked among the "Top 50 Women to Watch" by the Wall Street Journal in (2004) and Selected as one of the "New Century Leaders" in CNN
for the Best of Asia
in (2003). She is known for being actively involved in promoting women's leadership, supporting humanitarian causes worldwide and for her outspoken stance against corruption
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She was ranked among the "Top 50 Women to Watch" by the Wall Street Journal in (2004) and Selected as one of the "New Century Leaders" in CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
for the Best of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
in (2003). She is known for being actively involved in promoting women's leadership, supporting humanitarian causes worldwide and for her outspoken stance against corruption
Published works
- Wake Up Call: A Beautiful Outcast (Random House Joongang, 2000)
- "Corporate Responsibility and Attitudes Towards Women", in: Frank-Jürgen RichterFrank-Jürgen RichterFrank-Jürgen Richter is a German entrepreneur and currently the Chairman of Horasis. He has served in that role since he founded the organization.-Business Meetings:...
and Pamela Mar: Recreating Asia, New York: John Wiley, 2002.
Awards
- 1997: "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" by World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
- 1999: "The 20 Most Powerful International Businesswomen" by Working Woman
- 2001: "7 most powerful women in Asia" by AsiaweekAsiaweekAsiaweek, the English edition, was a news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its December 7, 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market," according to...
- 2002: "Pride of Korea Grand Prize Winner" by Korean Press Association
- 2003: "New Century Leaders" by CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
for The Best of Asia - 2004: "75 Top Powerful Women Around the World" by Bilanz
- 2004: "Woman of the Year Award" from the Korean National Council of Women
- 2005: "Korean Women Leadership Award" for Young Leader, from YWCAYWCAThe YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
Korea - 2007: "Spirit of Asian America" Gala Honorees by the AAFNY (Asian American Federation of New YorkAsian American Federation of New YorkThe Asian American Federation is a nonprofit organization working to advance the civic voice of Asian Americans in the New York metropolitan area. Established in 1990, the Asian American Federation of NY supports and collaborates with 39 member agencies to improve quality of life and support...
) - 2007: "100 People to Enlighten the world 2007 "by Korean Green Foundation
- 2011: Doctor Honoris Causa from BSL, Business School LausanneBSL, Business School LausanneBSL was founded in 1987 by John Hobbs, a university professor who felt business education was missing valuable practical learning. He built BSL as a small international business school in Lausanne, Switzerland certified by the ACBSP in 1996 and in 1997 it was integrated into the Group of Private...