“Chairman Joo-in Kim and CEO Seok-jae Ko Receive Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at Korea Small and Medium Business Contest”

Seeds Global Chairman Kim Joo-in (left photo) and Kyungjin Forging Co., Ltd. CEO Ko Seok-jae (right) were honored with the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at the Korea Small and Medium Business Contest held on the 23rd, the largest event in the small and medium business world.

The Small and Medium Business Administration and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups held the 34th Small and Medium Business Contest on the lawn in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the same day under the slogan of ‘Small and medium businesses running again, Korea growing together’.

Chairman Kim’s Siege Global, which received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, achieved a 20% share in the global ski glove market by focusing on one glove product for over 50 years. For the first time in Korea, ‘TYPE2’ firefighting gloves (fire protection gloves) boasting significantly higher performance than existing products were also developed. Chairman Kim was recognized for his achievements in pioneering export markets, strengthening global competitiveness, and contributing to the development of the national economy through the localization of technology in the field of gloves.

CEO Goh’s Gyeongjin Forging led a leading company in the forging industry (metal processing), a national root industry, and contributed to the development of the industry through continuous research and development. CEO Koh was evaluated for contributing to the establishment of an exemplary small and medium-sized business through the creation of quality jobs and active social contribution activities.