Rotary
International President Dong-Kurn Lee, 2008-2009
 DONG-KURN
LEE
Seoul, Korea
President-elect, Rotary International 2007-08
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation 2003-07
Treasurer, Rotary International 2002-03
Director, Rotary International 2001-03
Chairman, Presidential Celebration Committee - Community
Concerns 2004-05
District Governor 1995-96
President's Message 2008-2009 |
Dong-Kurn
Lee is Chairman of Bu-Bang Co., Ltd. and Bubang Techron Co.,
Ltd., manufacturing companies in Seoul. A graduate of Yonsei
University with a degree in political science and diplomacy, Lee
currently serves as Trustee to the Busan College of Information
Technology and has served as past president of both his high
school and college alumni associations. He has served as a
Trustee to the bank of Seoul and honorary consul of Italy in
Korea. In 2005, he was appointed as International Goodwill
Ambassador by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Rotarian Lee 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
served as regional Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and
regional coordinator for membership development. He is chairman
of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea. He
is a recipient of the foundation's citation for meritorious
service. in 1996, as district governor, Lee was recognized at
the 87th RI Convention as the winner of the 'Calgary
Challenge' for the most successful membership development
efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 new
members, making his district the leader across the Rotary world
that year.
Lee lives in Seoul, Korea with his wife Young Ja and has four
adult children and four grandchildren. |
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