Korea Rail Network Authority names four executives and five other senior officials

In short

The Korea Rail Network Authority (국가철도공단) published appointments of four standing directors, four headquarters heads and one department head. Asia Economy said the appointments take effect on October 26.

Why it matters

The documents are personnel notices only and give no reason for the changes or their effect on the authority's work. They show who will head its construction, facilities, SE Convergence and management headquarters.

Key facts

• Four standing directors were appointed: Lee Myung-seok (이명석) as head of the Construction Headquarters, Lee Ho-ryong (이호룡) as head of the Facilities Headquarters, Jeon Gong-jun (전공준) as head of the SE Convergence Headquarters and Woo Hyun-gu (우현구) as head of the Management Headquarters. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
• Four headquarters heads were named: Woo Ki-ha (우기하) for the Capital Region, Kim Hyun-sung (김현성) for GTX, Song Hye-chun (송혜춘) for Yeongnam and Sa Deok-hwan (사덕환) for Gangwon. [ 2 , 3 ]
• Ahn Seong-seok (안성석) was named head of the Energy Infrastructure Department of the SE Convergence Headquarters. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
• Asia Economy said the appointments take effect on October 26. [ 4 ]

What local media are saying

Timeline, local time

1. 10:08Yonhap published a personnel notice for the Korea Rail Network Authority. [ 1 ]
2. 10:15Newsis published the list of appointments with a Daejeon dateline. [ 2 ]
3. 10:59Newsis published the list again with a Seoul dateline. [ 3 ]
4. 11:00Asia Economy published the list with an effective date of October 26. [ 4 ]