The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) has appointed Roh Gun-ki, 59, former director general for trade negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, as its new president.
According to KETI on the 27th, the institute recently named Roh as its 11th president. KETI held an inauguration ceremony for Roh at its headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province on the 26th, and he began his duties as president the same day.
Roh graduated from Gwangju High School and Seoul National University with a degree in international economics. He earned a master's degree in international economics from Seoul National University and a doctorate in energy studies from Seoul National University of Science and Technology. A passer of the 39th civil service examination, he previously served as head of the performance management and customer satisfaction team at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, head of the energy conservation cooperation division, an official at the Korean Embassy in Canada, and head of the new and renewable energy division, electric power industry division, and trade policy division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). After being promoted to director-general level, he served as director general for trade cooperation, director general for trade policy, FTA policy officer, and industrial technology convergence policy officer at MOTIE.
After being promoted to the rank of deputy minister in 2022 under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, he mainly held trade-related posts. He was appointed director general for new trade order strategy at MOTIE in October 2022 and named director general for trade negotiations in February 2023. He stepped down from public service last November after concluding his tenure as director general for trade negotiations.
"Amid global supply chain conflicts, KETI's path forward is to set the direction for industry, like an architect designing Korea's future," Roh said. "KETI will actively pursue four key management priorities: a focus on research and development (R&D) of core technologies for future industries, technology commercialization that grows together with companies, strategic responsible management for sustainable growth, and enhancing the KETI brand power."
