JEONG-WOO CHOI
Chairman, World Steel Association
Chief Executive Officer, POSCO-Holdings
Chairman Choi joined POSCO in 1983 and has devoted his professional life to the group. As a qualified economics expert, Choi has held many key positions in business strategy, planning, finance and audit. His proven skills took him to positions in different parts of POSCO Group, i.e., POSCO Chemical and POSCO E&C. He was head of financial planning and chief financial officer for many years before becoming chief executive officer in 2018. The most prominent recent achievement is his master plan and execution of the transition to a holding company governance structure at POSCO Group. For his vision, S&P Global Commodity Insights crowned him as CEO of the Year at the Platts Global Metals Awards in London in October 2022. In addition to managing the portfolio of POSCO Group’s future businesses at the helm of POSCO Holdings, Jeong-Woo Choi currently serves as the chairman of the World Steel Association. He also chairs other professional organizations, such as Korea Iron & Steel Association (KISA) and the board of POSTECH; he is co-chair of the Korean-Australia Business Council.