Korean stalwart Euy Don Park joins ACN Editorial Advisory Board, an Asian Think Tank

NEW DELHI. Euy Don Park – a senior most South Korean corporate professional, and President, Korean Federation in India, and Vice President, Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (KOCHAM) has joined ACN Editorial Advisory Board – a Think Tank of industry leaders, management gurus, academicians, and intellectuals from South Korea, Japan, India, and other Asian countries.

With over 35 years of corporate experience, Mr. Park is a respectable figure in India for his immense contribution to the Korean community in India, for supporting Korean Industries to extend their businesses in India, encouraging friendship and cultural exchange between Korea and India besides his aggressive and widened public activities.

Korean Federation in India is the apex representative body of 15,000 Korean nationals working and staying in India and has eight Korean Associations as members spread across Indian in various cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Andhra Pradesh.

Promoted by Asian Community News (ACN) Network – a real-time online non-political newswire service dedicated to Indo-Asian affairs with a special focus on key Asian majors like Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN members, the ACN Editorial Advisory Board aims at bringing like-minded experts from various Asian countries together on a common platform for strengthening the Indo-Asian relationship and bilateral ties through the media and advocacy initiatives.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board welcomes Mr. Park to this Think Tank, which will be greatly benefitted with his rich experience of Indo-Korean bilateral relations for the betterment of the two countries.

Currently, the Founder & Managing Director of Seela Infratech Pvt Ltd. – a company into business development of material and equipment supply in the field of electrical power infrastructure, telecommunication network and industrial factory building as well as import/exports, and distribution of food items and grocery from/to Korea and India, he was previously the Managing Director of LS Cable India Pvt. Ltd.

He worked with LS Cable & System, Korea as Vice President for around 30 years since joining it in the year 1986. Later he set up LS Cable India in Bawal Industrial Model Township in Haryana was appointed Managing Director between 2010 and 2013.

Mr. Park is also supporting the Korea-India Joint Venture logistics company CJ DARCL in the capacity of Independent Director. He also supports telecommunication network solution company Dasan Networks India and electrical power infrastructure building EPC company Pscesia Power Transmission Pvt Ltd as Independent Director for both.

A doctorate (Ph.D.) in Electronics from National Kyungbuk University in Korea, Mr. E. D. Park would be one of the keys members of the ACN Editorial Advisory Board, and would advise Asian Community News (ACN) Network on various content and ideas related matters, and also act as a guiding force for driving various campaigns to be planned from time to time for promoting India-Asian relations.

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While studying at the prestigious National Kyungbuk University in Korea, Mr. Park was engaged for a long time in the research and development (R&D) of fiber optic telecommunication systems.

He made an invaluable contribution in the R&D and commercialization of the Fiber Optic Communication industry for almost 20 years between 1980 and 2000. He was the Founding Member of the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Asia Pacific Forum and Council.

Mr. Park contributed immensely to the international activities for the R&D cooperation and commercial and industrial promotion of the Next Generation of Telecommunication Network.

Equipped with more than 11 years of India-Korea business, he is one of the most recognized Korean business persons in India.

Euy Don Park – A true Korean Community leader in India:

Besides spearheading the Korean community in India in the capacity of President of the Korean Federation in India, Mr. Park was also President of the Korean Community in Delhi from 2019 to 2020.

It was during his leadership, Korean Community in Delhi won the Globally Best Overseas Korean Community award last year.

In the year 2020, when Mr. Park was the President of the Korean Community in Delhi, he remained extensively devoted to the Korean Community and worked extra hours to help the people who were suffering difficulties due to the Corona pandemic. His relentless efforts for the Korean community included making the arrangements of urgent special flights to Korea from India for the stranded people. He actively initiated the PPE distribution drive to the needy people. He left no stone unturned to ensure that the morale in the community remained high and people-to-people communication continued.

Under the leadership of Mr. Park, the Korean Association organized a series of community-connect and engagement events including the sports day, international women golf tournament, community meet, etc. in Delhi and NCR towns and other parts of the country.

It was for the first time ever the Korean Association had organized the Korean Women’s Invitational Golf Tournament 2019.

Before this, an International Children Art Festival was held at Thousand Shades Butterfly Park in Gurugram in March 2019.

In December 2019, the Korean Association organized Korean & Indian Culture in One Yard” (한인 문화 한마당 ) event in Delhi in which over 700 men, women, and children from the Korean community from Delhi, Noida and Gurugram participated.

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He is currently the Governor Advisor of Gyeongsangnam-do province, Korea for the last 5 years, and Advisory Member of The National Unification Advisory Council for the last 4 years. He also happens to be the Board Member of the Indo-Korea Friendship Society for the last 3 years.

About ACN Editorial Advisory Board:

The invitation for joining the Board is sent to the prominent personalities from Asian countries who have been doing an extremely commendable job in promoting bilateral relations between India and Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN for the past many years.

The decision of inviting experts to the Board rests with Sanjeev K Ahuja, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Asian Community News (ACN) Network.

Those invited to join the board would also have the privilege of writing self-authored articles and contribute to various news stories developing from time to time as expert commentators.

They would advise the ACN Editorial team on various topics & issues – current and evolving pertaining to Asian developments.

This also offers an opportunity for the board members to take up issues of common concerns through discussions, deliberations, and brainstorming sessions during physical and virtual meetings.

The Board also plans to take the delegation of its members to various heads of state/union governments to discuss various Indo-Asian matters, and prepare Advisory Document and submit the same to the government.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board also offers an opportunity to participate in Webinars/Seminars organized by ACN in which the government representatives/bureaucrats/ministers/Corporate leaders, Academicians/intellectuals from various countries could be invited to participate.