Professional Baseball Team SSG Appoints Ki In-joo as New CEO

Professional baseball team SSG Landers announced that it has appointed Ki In-joo, 55, CEO of SMPMC, as its new chief executive officer.

The newly appointed CEO Ki graduated from Seogang High School and Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in Business Administration, and joined Shinsegae's management support office in 1996.

After serving as the head of the store development team for Shinsegae's E-Mart division in 2010 and the new development team for Shinsegae Property in 2015, he was promoted to vice president of store planning in 2017.

He subsequently served as vice president of store planning and vice president of PM at Shinsegae Property, and has been serving as the CEO of SMPMC, a comprehensive real estate asset management service provider, since 2024.

SSG is preparing to relocate its home stadium to the Cheongna Dome, which is currently under construction in Cheongna International City, Incheon, with a target completion year of 2028.

The Cheongna Dome is a 23,000-seat facility and a core component of Starfield Cheongna, which connects to shopping malls and hotels.

Drawing on his extensive experience in development, planning, and asset management, the newly appointed CEO has been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of preparing the club for the Cheongna Dome era.

(Photo provided by SSG Landers, Yonhap News)
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