Gene Yoon

Yoon Yoon-su, commonly known in English as Gene Yoon (Korean 윤윤수; Hwaseong, 9 September 1945) is a South Korean business man. He is the current chairman of Fila.[1]

Gene Yoonsoo Yoon
Born (1945-09-09) September 9, 1945
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
OccupationFila chairman
Gene Yoon
Hangul
윤윤수
Hanja
尹潤洙
Revised RomanizationYun Yun-su
McCune–ReischauerYun Yun-su

Biography

Yoon graduated from Seoul High School in 1964, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Department of Political Science & Diplomacy in 1974. He started his career with Korea Shipping Corporation (KSC) before working in merchandising from JC Penney October 1975 to July 1981.[2] He then worked for Hwasung Co., Ltd. till March 1984 as export director, then becoming chairman of Care Line Corp. From June 1991 until the present he has been Chairman & CEO of Fila Korea Ltd., organising a buyout of Fila brand in 2007.[3][4]

He is also currently executive vice chairman of Korea International Trade Association.

Book
  • The Reason Why I Get 1.8 Billion Won Per Year (내가 연봉 18억원을 받는 이유)

References
  1. 윤윤수 휠라·아큐시네트 회장 "타이틀리스트 M&A, 하버드서 강의하겠다네요" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Getting to know Gene Yoon
  3. Forbes 181 p68 2008 "43% from its peak in 1997, Fila is taken private in a $350 million purchase by Sports Brands International, a unit of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. 2007 New Fila Chief GENE YOON orchestrates buyout of Fila brand for $450 ..."
  4. Korea Trade & Investment 19 2-6 p58 "GENE YOON parlayed that strategy into launching one of Korea's most spectacular foreign business success stories. Just ten years after opening its doors with a capitalization of $350,000, sportswear-company Fila Korea achieved an annual."


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