Sung-Joo Kim

Sung-Joo Kim (; born 1956 in Daegu, Korea) is a South Korean businesswoman. She is the founder of Sungjoo Group and Chairperson of MCM Holding AG.

Kim is the youngest of six children of Kim Soo-keon, the founder of massive Korean conglomerate Daesung Group.

Career Sungjoo Group was founded in 1990 and has earned a reputation as Korea's fashion leader having launched the prominent brands including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel and Marks & Spencer in the Korean market. In 2005, Sungjoo Group acquired MCM, a German luxury fashion brand founded in Munich in 1976.

Kim served as the President of the Korean Red Cross for three years from 2014. She was awarded an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in June 2015 for her contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

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Awards

1997: "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" by World Economic Forum 1999: "The 20 Most Powerful International Businesswomen" by Working Woman 2001: "7 most powerful women in Asia" by Asiaweek 2002: "Pride of Korea Grand Prize Winner" by Korean Press Association 2003: "New Century Leaders" by CNN for The Best of Asia 2004: "75 Top Powerful Women Around the World" by Bilanz 2004: "Woman of the Year Award" from the Korean National Council of Women 2005: "Korean Women Leadership Award" for Young Leader, from YWCA Korea 2007: "Spirit of Asian America" Gala Honorees by AAFNY (Asian American Federation of New York) 2007: "100 People to Enlighten the world 2007" by Korean Green Foundation 2008: "WLE Compass Award" by Women's Leadership Exchange 2011: Doctor Honoris Causa from Business School Lausanne 2015: "Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire"

Personal life Kim attended Amherst College, and later Harvard University.