Jeong-woo Choi, POSCO Group CEO, was chosen as CEO of the Year in the 10th Global Metals Awards held by S&P Global Commodity Insight in London, UK. S&P Global Commodity Insight has honored businesses and individuals for outstanding achievements across the entire global metal and mining sector, including steel, nonferrous metals, rare metals, and aluminum. Awards are given in 17 categories: CEO of the Year, Metals Company of the Year, and excellent companies by field.
CEO Choi has been praised for converting POSCO into a holding company to innovate management structure, lead the group’s core new growth business, and implement strategic investments, in addition to achieving the highest performance.
CEO Choi helped the organization become a leading ESG firm and enabled the Group’s credit rating to jump from BBB+ to A-. In addition, his leadership was widely recognized in the global market when he was chosen as chairman of the World Steel Association.
