Seung-Il Cheong

Seung-Il Cheong

• President & CEO Korea Gas Corporation

Seung-Il Cheong serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), a role he assumed in January 2018.

Prior to his appointment as the President, Mr. Cheong served nearly 30 years as a civil servant at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). He spearheaded government’s energy policies to establish a safe and reliable energy system to fuel nation’s economy.

Mr. Cheong also spent part of his career as a diplomat and negotiator. His overseas assignments included serving as commercial counselors at Korean embassies in UK and USA. In 2015, he was assigned as a Director General FTA and as chief negotiator, he participated in TPP preliminary talks and negotiations for FTA with Central American nations, Mexico, EU, and Chile.