The Korea Fair Trade Commission said on the 13th that it appointed Hwang Tae-hee, 54, a professor at the College of Law at Sungshin Women's University, and Choi Han-su, 53, an associate professor at the School of Economics and Trade at Kyungpook National University, as nonstanding Commissioners.
Hwang, the new nonstanding Commissioner, earned a doctorate in law in economic law from the University of Mainz in Germany in 2007. Hwang currently serves as vice president of the Korean Competition Law Association.
Hwang served as an advisor on the Fair Trade Policy Advisory Group and the Labeling and Advertising Review Advisory Committee at the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC). At the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, Hwang gained experience as a mediator on the Fair Trade Dispute Mediation Council, among other roles.
Choi, the new nonstanding Commissioner, earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014 and served as an associate research fellow at the Korea Institute of Public Finance(KIPF).
Choi, an economist specializing in applied microeconomics, serves as a director at the Korean Economic Association and the Korean Law and Economics Association. Choi also worked on research related to competition law and consumer protection with the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) and the Economic Reform Alliance.
The appointments follow the expiration of the term of former nonstanding Commissioner Cho Sung-jin and the resignation of former nonstanding Commissioner Oh Kyu-sung.
Nonstanding Commissioners are appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Korea Fair Trade Commission Chairperson, and the term is three years.