Two Korean female entrepreneurs were named in the ‘100 Most Influential Women of 2023’ list selected by the U.S. business magazine Forbes.
Lee Boo-jin (53), president of Hotel Shilla, ranked 82nd, and Choi Su-yeon (42), president of Naver, ranked 96th.
On the 5th (local time), Forbes announced that it ranked them based on four major indicators: financial power, media activity, influence, and area of activity. In the case of corporate managers, sales, market capitalization, and number of employees were also included in the evaluation criteria.
President Lee Boo-jin’s wealth was calculated to be $3.8 billion (about 4.9871 trillion won) according to Forbes on the 5th.
Forbes introduced President Lee as “the president and CEO of Hotel Shilla, one of the best lodging and conference centers in Korea, and Hotel Shilla is one of the largest duty-free stores in Korea after Lotte.”
Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon is giving a keynote speech on the topic of ‘Generative AI era, technological competitiveness for everyone’ at the Team Naver Conference Dan 23 held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 24th. At this conference, Naver’s generative AI ‘HyperclovaX’ and ‘ClovaX’ and ‘CUE:’ based on it were introduced. 2023.8.24/News 1 The media explained that President Choi was only 40 years old when he was appointed CEO, and that “Naver’s board of directors highly praised his problem-solving ability and deep understanding of the global market when announcing his appointment as CEO.”
Meanwhile, the top positions in this ranking are △1st place: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen △2nd place European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde △US Vice President Kamala Harris △4th place Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni etc. appeared.
However, between January and April of this year, among female political leaders, Finland’s then-Prime Minister Sanna Marin, then-Netherlands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and then-Scottish President Nicola Sturgeon stepped down, leaving a large number of them out of the rankings.
Among female entrepreneurs, Forbes pointed out that Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, stepped down after nine years, and Martina Merz, CEO of ThyssenKrupp of Germany, resigned and the leadership of both companies were replaced by men.
Regarding this, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a Forbes interview, “Just because a woman has been in that position doesn’t always mean she can follow in her footsteps. We need to put women in a position where they can step into leadership positions.” “I have work to do,” he said.
Meanwhile, in this count, entertainment industry figures showed a significant rise. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who was 79th last year, rose to 5th this year, her highest ranking ever, and singer Beyoncé rose from 80th last year to 36th this year.
Source: Donga
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