The Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 18th that they have selected Yi Soon-jong, CEO of Amos Ains Furniture Co., Ltd., and Kim Chun-ho, CEO of Techist Co., Ltd., as the 'Proud Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Persons' for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Proud Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Persons program is a system designed to promote exemplary SME awards by discovering and rewarding outstanding business leaders who have contributed to national industrial development through management rationalization, export increase, and technological development.
Amos Ains Furniture is a corporation that produces office furniture. It successfully developed negative ion-emitting furniture for the first time in the industry.
CEO Yi Soon-jong started his journey by founding Dong-A Amos in 1988 and established Amos Ains Furniture Co., Ltd. in 1995, leading the company for over 30 years.
The company has established effective welfare systems through a labor-management council and is also pushing for the extension of retirement age and the hiring of all employees as regular staff. This year, it was selected as a top job creation company in South Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
Techist is a company focused on developing various semiconductor equipment, including vacuum and temperature-humidity control systems. It supplies related products to major semiconductor companies domestically and internationally, including Samsung Electronics.
The main product, an electric semiconductor chiller, has dramatically reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating components like compressors and refrigerants found in traditional mechanical chillers.
CEO Kim Chun-ho has established a job training system based on the core competencies of employees, providing education expenses when personal capacity growth is needed. All employees complete courses on job essentials and management supervision every year and foster practical talents needed in the industry through a work-study program.