Join us for the latest episode of our Leadership Interview Series with FILA Holdings Corporation & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon, moderated by The Korea Society’s President & CEO Tom Byrne.
Chairman Gene Yoon has a legendary story of success as a self-made businessman. His early career in business was a stepping stone that paved the way to his leveraged buyout of the global FILA brand in 2007. He brought the storied Italian-born brand back to life after taking the company public in Korea in 2010.
Chairman Yoon will share inspiring lessons and insights learned from his remarkable career, guided by his entrepreneurial spirit. Chairman Yoon will recount his career milestones and how he achieved business successes against formidable odds. He currently serves as the Chairman of both FILA Holdings Corporation and Acushnet Holdings Corporation, which hold the trademarks for FILA as well as Titleist and FootJoy respectively. Under his leadership, he has propelled both firms to oversee leading global golf and sportswear brands.
Chairman Yoon has received numerous accolades in his career and serves on the board of The Korea Society.
Interview with FILA Holdings Corporation & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Yoon Soo (Gene) Yoon
Chairman
FILA Holdings Corp.｜Acushnet Holdings Corp.
EXPERIENCE |
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| Apr. 2007-Present | Chairman | FILA Holdings Corp. | |
| July 2011-Present | Chairman | Acushnet Holdings Corp. (Titleist ® and FootJoy ® are trademarks owned by Acushnet.) |
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| Dec. 2015-Present | Chairman | Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
| May 2014-Present | Board Member | The Korea Society | |
| 2017 - 2022 | CEO and a Director of Piemonte | |
| 2015 - 2017 | Vice-chairman of Korea Mécénat Association | |
| Sep. 7, 2012 | Co-chair of the ITHF's Legends Ball 2012 | |
| 2012 - 2021 | Non-Executive Director of Korea Golf Association(KGA) | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Executive Vice Chairman of Korea International Trade Association (KITA) | |
| 2004 - 2008 | Outside Director of Shinhan Financial Group | |
| 1999 - 2001 | First President of Italian-Korean Business Association (IKBA) | |
| 1999 - 2001 | Non-executive Director of Hanvit Bank (Compensation Committee) | |
| 1985 - 2017 | Chairman of Care Line Corp. | |
| 1984 - 1985 | President of Daewoon Trading Co. | |
| 1981 - 1984 | Export Director of Hwasung Co., Ltd | |
| 1975 - 1981 | Merchandiser(MD) of JC Penney | |
| 1973 - 1975 | Staff of Korea Shipping Corporation (KSC) | |
EDUCATION |
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| Feb. 25, 1974 | Graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor’s degree in the department of Political Science & Diplomacy. | |
| Feb. 11, 1964 | Graduated from Seoul High School | |
HONORS |
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| Feb. 21, 2022 | Be awarded an honorary doctorate in Business from Sejong University | |
| Jan. 23, 2015 | Be awarded the first recipient of the Staff Sgt. Kim Sang-won Distinguished Former KATUSA Award | |
| Dec. 1, 2014 | Be awarded The 7th honorary member of the Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) | |
| Apr. 5, 2014 | Be awarded the Global CEO from Korean Academy of International Business | |
| Dec. 11, 2013 | Be awarded the Presidential Citation at the 6th Korea Fashion Awards | |
| Nov. 28, 2012 | Be awarded Master from Entrepreneur Of The Year Korea 2012 | |
| Feb. 24, 2012 | Be nominated as a Commencement Speaker for the Seoul National University’s 66th Graduation Ceremony in 2012 | |
| Apr. 13, 2010 | Be awarded Honorary Citizenship of FILA's Home City of Biella, Italy | |
| Dec. 12, 2008 | “Chevalier of the Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic” from Italian Government | |
| Dec. 12, 2008 | Special award in the 'Global CEO' category of the 4th Korea CEO Grand Prix hosted by the Korea CEO Research Forum | |
| Mar. 5, 2007 | Be selected as a model taxpayer and received the Presidential Commendation at the 41st Taxpayer's Day(FILA KOREA) | |
| Apr. 20, 2004 | Be selected as "Proud Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Alumnus Award" in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the University | |
| Feb. 12, 2004 | Be awarded as the “Proud Suwon Middle School Alumni Award” | |
| Dec. 17, 2001 | Be selected for the “Proud Seoul Citizen Award” from Seoul Metropolitan Government | |
| Dec. 4, 2000 | Be awarded as the “2000 Proud Seoul People” from the Seoul High School Alumni Association | |
| Mar. 3, 2000 | Received the Presidential Commendation as a model taxpayer at the 34 th Taxpayer's Day. | |
| June 1, 1998 | Be awarded the Dasan Management Award by Korea Economy Newspaper | |
| Dec. 23, 1992 | Be awarded the Industrial Design Award from the President Roh Tae-woo | |
PUBLICATIONS |
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| July 2, 2011 | [THE AGE OF GLOBAL SUCCESS “The man of 4 million miles - Fila Chairman Gene Yoon”] aired on KBS 1 TV(No.1 Public service broadcaster in Korea) | |
| Apr 20, 2002 | “HOW TO BECOME A GREAT BOSS: The Rules for Getting and Keeping the Best Employees”, by the best-selling author Jeffrey J. Fox, translated into Korean from English (THE NAN Contents Group) | |
| Apr 5 - Apr 18, 2002 | Contributed a column “My Business Story” to The Maeil Business Newspaper | |
| Sep 5 - Oct 31, 2001 | Contributed a column “Hankyung Essay” to The Korea Economic Daily Newspape | |
| July 1, 2001 | “The speed of thought should be fast”(Yeobaek Media) | |
| Aug 16, 1999 - Mar 23, 2000 | Contributed a column “Management Aesthetics of Yoon Soo Yoon” to The Seoul Economic Daily Newspaper | |
| Dec. 12, 1997 | “The reason why I get 1.8 billion won a year”(Chosun) | |