Life Summary
Lee Geon-il is CEO of CJ Freshway. He also serves as CEO of CJ Foodville.

He is focusing on the online-to-offline (O2O) transformation of the food distribution business and expansion of the new “kitchen-less” business. He is also leading CJ Foodville’s expansion in North America, centered on Tous les Jours.

He was born on September 7, 1970.

He graduated from Daewon Foreign Language High School and Yonsei University with a degree in food and biotechnology.

He joined CJ CheilJedang through open recruitment and worked in CJ CheilJedang’s Strategic Planning Division. He served as head of Business 1 at CJ’s Business Team and head of the A Twosome Place Division at CJ Foodville.

He served as CEO of CJ Foods USA, the U.S. subsidiary of CJ CheilJedang, overseeing its North American market strategy.

After serving as head of the Management Support Office of CJ CheilJedang’s Food Business, head of CJ’s Business Management Office 1 and head of CJ Corp.’s Management Innovation Task Force, he was appointed CEO of CJ Freshway in 2024.

He has also served as CEO of CJ Foodville since November 2025.

He is a CJ Group food expert with broad experience across the food and foodservice businesses.