Cho Won-tae, chairman of Hanjin Group, received 14.57818 billion won in compensation last year.
According to last year's business reports of group affiliates including Hanjin KAL on the 18th, Cho's compensation last year was paid as above, up 42.7% from the previous year (10.21273 billion won).
Hanjin KAL paid 6.176 billion won, up 48.7% from a year earlier; Korean Air Lines paid 5.705 billion won, up 11.8%; and Jin Air paid 1.71 billion won, up 78.9%.
From Asiana Airlines, which was brought under Korean Air Lines as a subsidiary in Jan. last year, he received 987.18 million won.
Korean Air Lines said it calculated compensation in accordance with the director remuneration payment standards and finalized and paid it after a series of procedures, including prior review by the compensation committee and approval by the board of directors for execution.
It also explained that the size of the compensation paid took into account the scale of business, responsibilities, and roles after the launch of the integrated Korean Air Lines.