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Ko appointed president of SAC

By Korea Herald

Published : March 14, 2013 - 19:39

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Ko Hak-chan Ko Hak-chan
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday appointed Ko Hak-chan president of Seoul Arts Center, one of the largest performing arts centers here.

Ko, 65, has been managing Yundang Art Hall, a comprehensive arts space in Apgujeong-dong, southern Seoul, since 2009. The Jeju native and Hanyang University graduate worked as producer for TBC; managing editor at Q Channel; and taught at Chugye University for the Arts and Seoul Institute of the Arts.

“Ko is expected to use his managerial experience and bring cultural prosperity, one of the main goals of the Park Geun-hye government,” the ministry said in a press release.

By Bae Ji-sook (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)