Education
Inha University; University of Southern California. Inha University.
趙亮鎬
Chief Executive Officer Businessperson
Inha University; University of Southern California. Inha University.
He is also president of PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Cho is the chairman of the Hanjin Group - one of the world"s largest transportation conglomerates. He was named to this post in February 2003 after having served as the Group"s vice chairman since 1996.
He is also the Director and Chief Executive Officer of various subsidiary companies including Hanjin Shipping, of Korea Airport Service (KAS), JungSeok Enterprise Company and Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunications (HIST).
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Cho was elected vice-chairman of The Federation of Korean Industries (Federation of Korean Industries) in 1996 and has held the title of honorary consulate-general to Ireland in the Republic of of Korea since 1995. He was named Chairman of the of Korea-French High Level Businessmen"s Club in October 2000 and has also served on the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association (International Air Transport Association) since elected in May 2001.
In addition, he became chairman of the of Korea-Canada Business Council in 1993 is currently serving as Chairman of the of Korea Defense Industry Association since 2004. Cho has been on the University of Southern California Board of Trustees since 1997.
In addition, he is serving as the chairman of the board of directors at both Inha and Hankuk Aviation University.
In 2000, he was convicted of tax evasion.,
She was forced to resign after the incident and was sentenced to one year imprisonment without probation in February 2015. After receiving a bachelor"s degree in industrial engineering from Inha University in 1975, Cho received an Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1979, and a doctoral degree in business administration from Inha University in 1988.
Additionally in 1998, he received an honorary doctorate degree in aviation business administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida.
Cho was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Korean Air in April 1999 having served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the airline since 1992. Prior to that, he held positions as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Korean Air.
Cho began working for Korean Air as a manager in the Americas Regional Headquarters in 1974. He worked his way up the company ranks by continually adding various departments to his overall responsibilities - including maintenance, marketing, purchasing, information systems and corporate planning.