Moon Kook-Hyun is the former Chief Executive Officer of Yuhan-Kimberly, Limited, which is a 70:30 joint venture company between Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Yuhan Corporation in Korea, and the former Group President and Chairman of the Board, KC North Asia.
He received a bachelor’s degree in English and Business Administration from HanKook University of Foreign Studies and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University.
He has been an environmental leader for 30+ years. He initiated “Keep Korea Green”, the first company-sponsored environmental campaign in Korea in 1984, which created mountain paths, “Forest for Life”, “Forest for Schools”, “Forest for Peace”, “Northeast Asia Forest Forum”, UNEPLC, and numerous activities for youth, newly-weds and opinion leaders in the country.
His efforts on environmental protection and education have been recognized by the United Nations Environmental Program with its prestigious award, named “Global 500 Roll of Honor” in 1997. He also received the Asian Environmental Award from Korea/Japan Daily Consortium in 1998.
He also served as Chairman of the People-Centered New Competitiveness Presidential Committee (2004~2005). He is the Founding Chair of Peter Drucker Society of Korea (2005).