Asiana Airlines appoints first female outside director

Asiana Airlines has appointed a female outside director for the first as part of strengthening its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) management. The company will hold a regular shareholders' meeting at its headquarters in Seoul on March 31, according to the company, Wednesday. At the shareholders' meeting, Asiana Airlines will appoint Kang Hye-ryun, Ewha Womans University Business Administration Professor Emeritus, Yoon Chang-bun, a Kim & Chang Law Firm Advisor as outside directors, and Jin Gwang-ho, Asiana Airlines Safety and Security Director, as the internal director. The term of office for all appointees will be three years. Professor Emeritus Kang Hye-ryun has been a professor in the Department of Business Administration for 27 years and is an expert in management and education. Asiana Airlines said Professor Kang will be able to contribute to the company's ESG management initiatives. "The appointment of the first female outside director to strengthen ESG management was made by the Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee," Asiana Airlines said.<br/>