|hanja birth_place article_title parents birth_date spouse hangul name occupation
洪錫炫 seoul , south korea hong seok-hyun
 hong / minister of justice , 1958 ~ 1960 -rrb- , jin-ki kim youn-nam -lrb- minister of home affairs , 1960 20 october 1949 yun gyun s. hong 홍석현 hong seok-hyun chairman joongang ilbo of jmnet -lrb- joongang media network -rrb- ,
hong seok-hyun

hong seok-hyun -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is a noted figure in south korean media industry .
he is the chairman of jmnet -lrb- joongang media network -rrb- and joongang ilbo , one of the major korean daily newspapers with the circulation of 1,300,000 copies -lrb- as of 2011 -rrb- .
in 1994 he became the president and publisher of joongang ilbo .
since then , he has led major innovations in korean newspaper industry , and completed comprehensive and all-round media portfolio with 25 different media organizations .
as being recognized by a wide range of global network and partnership of the company , he served as the president of the world association of newspapers from 2002 to 2004 , and was the first person from asia to hold the post .
he was the president of the korea association of newspapers from 2003 to 2005 .
he has been active in public service as well .
from late 70s to early 80s , he worked in the world bank and korean government service .
also , he served as the ambassador to the united states from february 2005 until his resignation in september 2005 .
hong graduated from kyunggi high school in 1968 .
he received a bachelor 's degree in engineering from seoul national university -lrb- korea -rrb- in 1972 , and a master 's in industrial engineering from stanford university -lrb- usa -rrb- in 1978 .
he went on to acquire a ph. d in economics from stanford university -lrb- usa -rrb- in 1980 .
