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Park Hyo-sang is the Chairman of KBI Group.

Through active overseas market expansion, business diversification, and continuous innovation, he grew the group’s revenue to the KRW 3 trillion range (US$ 2.2 billion).

He selected finance as a new growth engine and entered the financial business in 2024 by acquiring Raon Savings Bank and SangSangin Savings Bank.

He was born on September 12, 1958, as the second son among three sons of Park Jae-eul, founder of the KABUL Group.

He graduated from Yeongdong High School in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, and the Department of English at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He completed his undergraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Southern California (USC) and earned an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. He later received a PhD in Business Administration from Kyung Hee University Graduate School of Business.

He joined Kabul Synthetic Fiber and later served as Managing Director of Kabul Trading. He was appointed CEO and Senior Executive Vice President of Kabul Dyeing and CEO and Senior Executive Vice President of Kabul Synthetic Fiber.

He was promoted to CEO and President of Kabul Synthetic Fiber and concurrently served as CEO and President of Kabul Trading.

He was appointed CEO of Dongguk Chemical, Korea Synthetic Fiber, and Dongguk Industrial.

In 2015, after his older brother Park Yu-sang stepped down to become an advisor, he was promoted to Vice Chairman of Kabul Trading Group, assuming the role of group leader. He has served as Group Chairman since 2021.

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