The Korean Register of Shipping today anno[ds_preview]unced the death of its Chairman and CEO, Dr B S Park who has passed away after a short illness.
Park was appointed as Chairman and CEO of KR in December 2014. »In particular he will be remembered both as a moderniser and as a someone who cared deeply for the people he worked with. In his relatively short time with KR, Dr Park had travelled extensively and was well liked and respected across the industry«, the Register said in a statement. No informations were given yet regarding the succession.
Park had graduated from Korea Maritime and Ocean University in 1976 and joined Pan Ocean Shipping where he worked in a number of capacities until 2001. In that year he was appointed CEO of Welson Korea Insurance Brokers before becoming COO of Korea P&I Club in 2006. He joined KR in 2014. Park was 63 and leaves a wife and two grown up children.
KR currently classes an international fleet of 2,983 vessels totalling 67 million GT. It is headquartered in Busan, South Korea and operates a network of 60 offices around the world. It is authorized to perform statutory and certification services in 73 countries.
