Dong
Kurn Lee Dong
Kurn Lee
Trustee, the Rotary Foundation 2003-07, Treasurer, Rotary International 2002-03, Director, Rotary International 2001-03, Chairman, Presidential Celebration Committee – Community Concerns 2004-05, And District Governor 1995-96
Dong-Kurn Lee
is Chairman of Bu-Bang Co., Ltd. and Bubang
Techron Co., Ltd., manufacturing companies
in Seoul. A graduate of Yonsei University
with a degree in political science and
diplomacy, Lee currently serves as Trustee
to the Busan College of Information
Technology. and has served as past president
of both his high school and college alumni
associations. He has served as a Trustee to
the bank of Seoul and honorary consul of
Italy in Korea. In 2005, he was appointed
as International Goodwill Ambassador by the
President of the Republic of Korea.
Rotarian Lee joined the Rotary Club of
Seoul-Hangang in 1971 and has served RI as
director, treasurer, trustee, district
governor and International Assembly training
leader. He also has served as regional
Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and
regional coordinator for membership
development. He is chairman of the Polio
Eradication Private Sector Initiative in
Korea. He is a recipient of the
Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious
Service. In 1996, as District Governor, Lee
was recognized at the 87th
Convention as the winner of the ‘Calgary
Challenge’ for the most successful
membership development efforts, chartering
32 new clubs and adding nearly 1800 new
members, making his district the leader
across the Rotary World that year.
Lee lives in Seoul, Korea with his wife Young Ja. and has four adult children and 4 grandchildren.