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Jang In-hwa is CEO and chairman of POSCO Holdings.

He is weighing the acquisition of HMM as part of business diversification while focusing on securing safety at worksites.

He was born on August 17, 1955, in Seoul.

He graduated from Kyunggi High School in Seoul and Seoul National University’s Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering.

He received a master’s degree in naval architecture from Seoul National University Graduate School and a doctorate in ocean engineering from the University of Massachusetts in the United States.

He joined POSCO and worked as head of the Steel Structures Research Lab at the Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST). After serving as head of the New Business Office in the Growth Investment Division, head of the New Business Management Office in the Finance and Investment Division, and head of the Steel Solution Marketing Office in the Steel Business Division, he worked as head of the Technology Investment Division and head of the Technical Research Laboratories.

While serving as head of the Steel Production Division, he was appointed CEO and president in 2018.

He became a final candidate in the process to select the chairman of POSCO Holdings, but after failing to win the post, he left the company and returned as chairman in 2024.

He has shown benevolent leadership that brings members together.

He is interested in listening to opinions and reflecting them in management.

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