Chairman Chey Tae-won will step down in the end...SK sponsorship will continue

Nov 29, 2024

photo courtesy of the Korea Handball Association

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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is stepping down as chairman of the Korea Handball Association.

Chairman Choi reportedly decided not to run in the next presidential election ahead of the Korea Sports Council's screening of candidates for the third consecutive chairman of sports organizations on the 2nd of next month. He will not seek a third term and will only serve as the president of the Korea Handball Association until February 2025, his term. He then decided not to run for the next president of the association.

Chairman Choi was inaugurated as the president of the handball association in December 2008 and served consecutive terms in 2013. After stepping down as president of the association in early 2014, he was elected as the unified president of the Korea Handball Association and the National Handball Association in 2016. Since then, he has run alone as the 27th chairman in 2020 and succeeded in winning a second term.

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Chairman Choi has made continuous investments worth 150 billion won for 16 years to develop handball. When the men's Korosa and women's Yongin City Hall were disbanded, SK Hawks (men) and SK Sugar Gliders (women) were founded. The Korea Handball Federation has also been established to become a professional handball player. Even if Chairman Choi steps down as chairman of the Korea Handball Association, SK Group plans to continue its sponsorship of handball. Kwak No-jung, CEO of SK Hynix, who runs the men's business team SK Hawks as a key affiliate of the SK Group, is expected to run for the next president of the association. The next presidential election of the Korea Handball Association will be held in January 2025.

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