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Interview with FILA & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon

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Join us for the latest episode of our Leadership Interview Series with FILA Holdings Corporation & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon, moderated by The Korea Society’s President & CEO Tom Byrne.

Chairman Gene Yoon has a legendary story of success as a self-made businessman. His early career in business was a stepping stone that paved the way to his leveraged buyout of the global FILA brand in 2007. He brought the storied Italian-born brand back to life after taking the company public in Korea in 2010.

Chairman Yoon will share inspiring lessons and insights learned from his remarkable career, guided by his entrepreneurial spirit. Chairman Yoon will recount his career milestones and how he achieved business successes against formidable odds. He currently serves as the Chairman of both FILA Holdings Corporation and Acushnet Holdings Corporation, which hold the trademarks for FILA as well as Titleist and FootJoy respectively. Under his leadership, he has propelled both firms to oversee leading global golf and sportswear brands.

Chairman Yoon has received numerous accolades in his career and serves on the board of The Korea Society.

 

Interview with FILA Holdings Corporation & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 6:30 PM (EDT)


The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

 


ABOUT THE SPEAKER:



Yoon Soo (Gene) Yoon
Chairman
FILA Holdings Corp.|Acushnet Holdings Corp.


 EXPERIENCE

 
Apr. 2007-Present   Chairman | FILA Holdings Corp.
July 2011-Present   Chairman | Acushnet Holdings Corp.
(Titleist ® and FootJoy ® are trademarks owned by Acushnet.)
Dec. 2015-Present   Chairman | Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd.
May 2014-Present   Board Member | The Korea Society
2017 - 2022   CEO and a Director of Piemonte
2015 - 2017   Vice-chairman of Korea Mécénat Association
Sep. 7, 2012   Co-chair of the ITHF's Legends Ball 2012
2012 - 2021   Non-Executive Director of Korea Golf Association(KGA)
2009 - 2012   Executive Vice Chairman of Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
2004 - 2008   Outside Director of Shinhan Financial Group
1999 - 2001   First President of Italian-Korean Business Association (IKBA)
1999 - 2001   Non-executive Director of Hanvit Bank (Compensation Committee)
1985 - 2017   Chairman of Care Line Corp.
1984 - 1985   President of Daewoon Trading Co.
1981 - 1984   Export Director of Hwasung Co., Ltd
1975 - 1981   Merchandiser(MD) of JC Penney
1973 - 1975   Staff of Korea Shipping Corporation (KSC)
 

 EDUCATION

 
Feb. 25, 1974   Graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor’s degree in the department of Political Science & Diplomacy.
Feb. 11, 1964   Graduated from Seoul High School
 

 HONORS

 
Feb. 21, 2022   Be awarded an honorary doctorate in Business from Sejong University
Jan. 23, 2015   Be awarded the first recipient of the Staff Sgt. Kim Sang-won Distinguished Former KATUSA Award
Dec. 1, 2014   Be awarded The 7th honorary member of the Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
Apr. 5, 2014   Be awarded the Global CEO from Korean Academy of International Business
Dec. 11, 2013   Be awarded the Presidential Citation at the 6th Korea Fashion Awards
Nov. 28, 2012   Be awarded Master from Entrepreneur Of The Year Korea 2012
Feb. 24, 2012   Be nominated as a Commencement Speaker for the Seoul National University’s 66th Graduation Ceremony in 2012
Apr. 13, 2010   Be awarded Honorary Citizenship of FILA's Home City of Biella, Italy
Dec. 12, 2008   “Chevalier of the Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic” from Italian Government
Dec. 12, 2008   Special award in the 'Global CEO' category of the 4th Korea CEO Grand Prix hosted by the Korea CEO Research Forum
Mar. 5, 2007   Be selected as a model taxpayer and received the Presidential Commendation at the 41st Taxpayer's Day(FILA KOREA)
Apr. 20, 2004   Be selected as "Proud Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Alumnus Award" in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the University
Feb. 12, 2004   Be awarded as the “Proud Suwon Middle School Alumni Award”
Dec. 17, 2001   Be selected for the “Proud Seoul Citizen Award” from Seoul Metropolitan Government
Dec. 4, 2000   Be awarded as the “2000 Proud Seoul People” from the Seoul High School Alumni Association
Mar. 3, 2000   Received the Presidential Commendation as a model taxpayer at the 34 th Taxpayer's Day.
June 1, 1998   Be awarded the Dasan Management Award by Korea Economy Newspaper
Dec. 23, 1992   Be awarded the Industrial Design Award from the President Roh Tae-woo
 

 PUBLICATIONS

 
July 2, 2011   [THE AGE OF GLOBAL SUCCESS “The man of 4 million miles - Fila Chairman Gene Yoon”] aired on KBS 1 TV(No.1 Public service broadcaster in Korea)
Apr 20, 2002   “HOW TO BECOME A GREAT BOSS: The Rules for Getting and Keeping the Best Employees”, by the best-selling author Jeffrey J. Fox, translated into Korean from English (THE NAN Contents Group)
Apr 5 - Apr 18, 2002   Contributed a column “My Business Story” to The Maeil Business Newspaper
Sep 5 - Oct 31, 2001   Contributed a column “Hankyung Essay” to The Korea Economic Daily Newspape
July 1, 2001   “The speed of thought should be fast”(Yeobaek Media)
Aug 16, 1999 - Mar 23, 2000   Contributed a column “Management Aesthetics of Yoon Soo Yoon” to The Seoul Economic Daily Newspaper
Dec. 12, 1997   “The reason why I get 1.8 billion won a year”(Chosun)