Gene Yoonsoo Yoon | |
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Born |
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
September 9, 1945
Occupation | FILA chairman |
Gene Yoon | |
Hangul | 윤윤수 |
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Hanja | 尹潤洙 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Yun-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Yun-su |
Yoon Yoon-su, commonly known in English as Gene Yoon (Korean 윤윤수; Hwaseong, 9 September 1945) is a South Korean business man. He is the current chairman of FILA.
Yoon graduated from Seoul High School in 1964, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Department of Political Science & Diplomacy in 1974. He started his career with Korea Shipping Corporation (KSC) before working in merchandising from JC Penney October 1975 to July 1981. He then worked for Hwasung Co., Ltd. till March 1984 as export director, then becoming chairman of Care Line Corp. From June 1991 until the present he has been Chairman & CEO of Fila Korea Ltd., organising a buyout of Fila brand in 2007.
He is also currently executive vice chairman of Korea International Trade Association.