Lee Tae-sung, CEO of Seah Holdings, elected president of the Korea Table Tennis Association...Lee Tae Sung got 92 votes, Lee Elisha got 56 votes.
Nov 06, 2024
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The Korea Table Tennis Association held an election at 2 p.m. on the 6th to select the 26th chairman to replace former chairman Yoo Seung Min, who resigned to challenge the chairman of the Korea Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. According to the election regulations of affiliated organizations of the Korea Sports Association, the procedure for the most votes to be elected through 194 randomly selected electors, including city and provincial associations, affiliated federations, athletes, leaders, and sportsmen, Sarajevo Table Tennis Legend' two candidates were registered: Lee Ailesa, 70, co-chairman of the National Sports Policy Committee, and Lee Tae-sung, CEO of Seah Holdings, a sponsor of the Korea Table Tennis Association. Representative Lee Tae-sung received No. 1, and Chairman Lee Elisha received No. 2.
Lee Tae-sung's election was confirmed with 148 votes out of 194 electors, 92 votes out of 148 valid votes, and 56 votes for Lee A-lisa. Initially, there were many voices predicting a landslide victory for candidate Lee Tae-sung, but there were more rebellious votes supporting Chairman Lee Elisha of the 'Wonro Table Tennis People' than expected. This is what the new executive should listen to in the future.
Lee Tae-sung, CEO of Seah Holdings, has established Seah Academy through a business agreement with the Korea Table Tennis Association in 2022 to discover and foster young table tennis dreamers. In September, he established the Seahtakgudan with coach Jung Young-sik as the head coach and took over players from national team ace Jang Woo-jin and Jeong Kwan-jang.
The new chairman Lee said in his election speech, "Thank you. I couldn't have expected it, but I'm glad I won the election. I want to tell the other candidate that you worked hard." "I won't forget the 56 votes. We will gather the direction they want and create a Korean Table Tennis Association that is united, united, and not marginalized"I promised.
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"I'm a businessman. He is leading a company in the steel industry after his grandfather and father, the founderBusinesses must always think about survival in an ever-changing environment. In order to create a sustainable company, you must break up from what you are familiar with and choose to change with a courageous decision. The same goes for the Korea Table Tennis Association. Change and growth for sustainable growth, transparent and principled organization operations, associations that receive public trust and support for strategic investment and fair and honest budget execution, associations that athletes are proud of, associations that their executives and employees are proud of"I promised. "I'm a new table tennis player who's not as good as everyone here. You may think that you lack administrative experience and expertise in table tennis. It's true and true. However, it is possible to listen to experts' opinions with an open mind without being bound by past school ties without prejudice or loss of interestIt is simple and clear to think about what is the development of table tennis in Korea. I hope that the day will come when all Koreans love table tennis, feel joy through table tennis, and cheer in one voice." "I will make it a more transparent and honest association than any other association so that the passion of the table tennis players is not ashamed." I will do my best to become the president of the association, which is devoted in a low position, and to face the heyday of table tennis in Korea"I vowed. Lee Tae-sung, the new chairman, will serve as chairman until the end of 2028, including the remaining term of former chairman Yoo Seung Min.
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