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Choi Young-chul is the Vice Chairman and CEO of SGA Solutions.

He was born on April 5, 1970.

He graduated from the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University. He earned both his master’s and doctoral degrees in Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering from the graduate school of Sungkyunkwan University.

In 1998, he joined the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), where he worked as a researcher for establishing an electronic signature authentication system. In 2000, he co-founded Bcure, a company specializing in cryptography and authentication, entering the private security market.

He was appointed CEO of SGA Solutions in 2012 and was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2022, ten years later.

He is regarded as a first-generation security venture entrepreneur, known as a "midwife of the Korean security industry" and a "pioneer in building integrated security platforms."

Through technology-focused management strategies such as the early adoption of zero-trust security architecture and active M\&A activities, he has grown SGA Solutions into one of Korea's leading integrated security solution companies.

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