AustCham Korea Hosts 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

AustCham Korea recently hosted its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 20 March, at the Australia Centre in the Australian Embassy. The event commenced with welcoming remarks from the Australian Ambassador-designate, Mr Jeff Robinson.

Chaired by AustCham’s Executive Director, Rowan Petz, the event provided an overview of the Chamber’s activities throughout 2023, highlighting over 55 events and engagements, including numerous senior-level business-to-government interactions. The Chamber’s Treasurer, Kelly Lee, updated members on the Chamber’s financial status, which showed a significant increase in revenue and a decrease in overall expenses.

In addition, the AGM saw the election of three Governors to the Board: Michael Chang (Senior Foreign Attorney and Partner at Shin & Kim) was re-elected, while David Gartside (Partner at Milbank) and Jaewan Lee (Senior Vice President at POSCO Holdings) were elected for the first time.

The meeting concluded with Rowan Petz expressing gratitude towards the Chamber’s Patron, the Board of Governors, the Secretariat, and its members for their unwavering support throughout 2023.