Seongju Lee, director of iMBC, appointed as MBC's new president
Officially appointed at tomorrow's general shareholders' meeting... The first public broadcasting president to undergo public participation in the 'death committee'
Quick Look
- The Board of Directors of the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Association, the majority shareholder of MBC, selected iMBC Director Lee Seong-joo as the new president.
- This is the first public broadcasting president to be appointed through the National Recommendation Committee, and he is scheduled to be officially appointed at the general shareholders' meeting on the 14th.
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Why It Matters
The visiting board of directors selected the new president by interviewing and voting on the final candidates for president at a temporary board meeting.
iMBC director Lee Seong-ju was appointed as the new president of MBC.
The Board of Directors of the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Association (Moon-jin Bang), the majority shareholder of MBC, selected Director Seong-joo Lee as the new President after publicly interviewing and voting on the two final candidates for President at an extraordinary board meeting on the afternoon of the 13th.
Director Lee Seong-ju and former Ulsan MBC president Jeon Dong-gun participated in the final interview, which was broadcast online. This director was decided to be nominated in accordance with the special majority system of the revised Broadcasting Act, which requires the approval of more than three-fifths of registered directors.
This appointee joined MBC as a reporter in 1995 and served as chairman of the MBC headquarters of the National Press Workers' Union from 2013 to 2015. Afterwards, he served as the Director of Media Planning from 2020 to 2023 and as a Managing Director of iMBC from 2024.
In the previously submitted management plan, he proposed ▲ restoring the punctuality of the 'News Desk' ▲ rebuilding the 'drama kingdom' by strengthening the production management system centered on the general producer ▲ organizational innovation based on function-centered and integration and convergence principles.
In the final interview, Lee said, "I tried to focus like a racehorse on how to overcome MBC's crisis. I think everything should start from the field and people. I will not worry the people who chose me by using people."
This nominee will be officially appointed as president at the MBC shareholders' meeting held at 11 a.m. on the 14th. The term of office is 3 years.
This MBC president appointment marks the first time that citizens have participated in the election of a public broadcasting president in accordance with the revised Broadcasting Act.
The Presidential Candidate Recommendation Committee (CEO Committee), comprised of 150 citizens, listened to the policy presentations of the four candidates and recommended the two final candidates to the Board of Directors after deliberation and discussion and Q&A.
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Open Questions
- Will the official appointment plan be passed smoothly at the general shareholders' meeting?
