 Dong
Kurn Lee,
a Rotary
Foundation trustee and a
member of the Rotary Club of
Seoul Hangang, Seoul, Korea,
is the selection of the
Nominating Committee for
President of Rotary
International in 2008-09.
Lee is chair of the Bubang
Co. Ltd. and Bubang Techron
Co. Ltd. manufacturing
companies in Seoul and
formerly served as a trustee
of the Bank of Seoul. In
2005, he was appointed an
international goodwill
ambassador by the president
of Korea.
Lee has also served as
honorary consul to the
Italian consulate in Korea
since 1994 and was awarded
the Order of Industrial
Merit by the Korean
government. He and his wife,
Young Ja, have two sons and
two daughters.
A Rotarian since 1971, Lee
has served RI as a director,
treasurer, district
governor, training leader,
regional Rotary Foundation
coordinator, and membership
task force coordinator in
Asia. He began his tenure on
the Foundation's Board of
Trustees in 2003-04 and is a
recipient of the
Foundation's Citation for
Meritorious Service.
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The nominating committee
members are - Back Row:
Panduranga Setty (India) David Roper (USA), Peter Bundgaard
(Denmark), Eberhard, Lynmar Brock (USA), Middle Row: Luis Coelho
de Oliverira (Brazil), Sakuji Tanaka (Japan), Umberto Laffi
(Italy), Yoshi Minamisono (Japan), Mike Pinson (USA), Bob
Brickman (USA), Sam Okudzeto (Ghana), Front Row: John Thorne
(Australia), John Germ (USA), Sam Greene (USA), Peter Krone
(Germany), Neville Hackett (England) |
