2019-2021 WDO Board Nominee

Kyunghee Chun
Korail
Corporate Member

A wealth of professional training and experience acquired in Europe and Korea, combined with in-depth knowledge of diverse industries and global perspective.
Dedicated to ‘concept of design’, which brings Unique Design Solutions to a business entity for its global and local approach, and design community based on the contextual way of thinking and the creative concept driven ability.

 

LANGUAGES

Korean
French
English

EDUCATION

MA in Design Management,
Graduate School of Design, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea, 2006

BA in Visual Communication Design,
Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea,1987

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Based on the last 30-year seasoned work experiences (Brand Management, Design Thinking, Architecture) at Korea Air, Ritz-Carlton, CJ group, NongShim, I am now revolutionizing the design in railway industry. Not only working as an adjunct professor at university but also managing the operation of independent design studios has proved my capability in communication with international designers and organization management.

PRESENT OCCUPATION

Head of Korail Design Center. The center, first- ever design-specialized department among public enterprises in Republic of Korea, established on August 2016. Currently, I am responsible for managing the whole design of railway such as rolling stocks, stations, and service design.