New Rotary International President

Dong Kurn Lee Seoul, Korea

Dong Kurn Lee is chair of Bubang Co. Ltd. and Bubang Techron Co. Ltd., manufacturing companies based in Seoul. A graduate of Yonsei University, D.K. serves as a trustee of the Busan College of Information Technology and is a past president of both his high school and college alumni associations. He has served as a trustee of the Bank of Seoul and honorary consul of Italy in Korea.

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He joined the Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang in 1971 and has served RI as director, treasurer, trustee, district governor, and International Assembly training leader. He also has been a regional Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and regional coordinator for membership development. He is chair of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea and serves as Korea’s PolioPlus national advocacy adviser. He is a recipient of the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. In 1996, as district governor, D.K. was recognized at the RI Convention as the winner of the Calgary Challenge, which recognized the district with the most successful membership development efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 new members.

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He lives in Seoul, Korea, with his wife, Young. They have four children and five grandchildren.

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