History

History

  • 1978 ~ 1999
    Dec. 20, 1977
    Inauguration of Chairman An In-mo (1st and 2nd chairman)
    Apr. 07, 1978
    Approval by the Ministry of Trade and Industry
    Feb. 28, 1979
    1st regular general meeting
    Nov. 01, 1980
    Designation as a class B reported trading association
    Feb. 26, 1982
    Inauguration of Chairman Lee Seung-u (3rd, 4th, and 5th Chairman)
    Feb. 28, 1989
    Inauguration of Chairman Park Gil-ung (6th Chairman)
    June, 1990
    Dispatch of Russian economic observation team
    Apr. 16, 1992
    Inauguration of Chairman Gang Hui-cheol (7th Chairman)
    Nov. 30, 1993
    President's Group Commendation on the 30th Trade Day
    Feb. 23, 1995
    Inauguration of Chairman Jang Hui-un (CEO of May Department Store)(8th Chairman)
    Jun. 13, 1997
    Renamed as Korea Foreign Company Association (FORCA)
    May 29, 1997
    Inauguration of Chairman Choe In-hak (President of Motorola Korea)(9th Chairman)
    Feb. 25, 1999
    Inauguration of Chairman Jeong Yong-hwan (CEO of Intel Korea) (10th and 11th Chairman)
  • 2000 ~ 2008
    Mar. 07, 2000
    Opening of the Legal and Management Support Center for Foreign Companies
    Apr. 24, 2001
    Inauguration of Chairman Son Yeong-seok (CEO of Texas Instrument Korea)(12th Chairman)
    Dec. 18, 2001
    "1st Foreign Company Day" event
    Nov. 2002
    Launch of the "FORCA Journal"
    Dec. 09, 2002
    "2nd Foreign Company Day" event
    Dec. 26, 2002
    Conclusion of MOU with Seoul City on "Establishment of the DMC International Business Center"
    Sept. 2003
    Opening of the HR Management Support Center
    Dec. 03, 2003
    "3rd Foreign Company Day" event
    Feb. 23, 2004
    Inauguration of Chairman Lee Jae-hui (Chairman of Unilever Korea)(13th Chairman)
    Dec. 15, 2004
    "4th Foreign Company Day" event
    Apr. 21, 2005
    2005 Foreign Company Job Fair
    Jul. 01, 2005
    Inauguration of 14th Chairman Shin Bark-jae (President of Philips Electronics)(Extraordinary general meeting)
    Aug. 30, 2005
    Signing ceremony for "rural love and cooperation"
    Dec. 02, 2005
    "5th Foreign Company Day" event
    Feb. 21, 2006
    Inauguration of 15th Chairman Shin Bark-jae (President of Philips Electronics)(28th regular general meeting of FORCA)
    Nov. 01, 2006
    2006 Foreign Investors Night
    Nov. 01, 2007
    "7th Foreign Company Day" event
    Feb. 26, 2008
    30th regular general meeting: Election of 16th Chairman Shin Bark-jae (Chairman of NXP Semiconductors Korea) for the second time
  • 2010 ~ 2019
    Feb. 26, 2010
    32nd regular general meeting: Election of Shin Bark-jae, Chairman of NXP Semiconductors Korea, as the 17th Chairman
    Kim Jong-sik, Election of CEO of Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle as the 17th Chief Vice Chairman
    Mar. 19, 2012
    34th regular general meeting: Election of Kim Jong-sik, CEO of Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle, as the 18th Chairman
    Launch of the "One Foreign Company, One School Aid Campaign"
    Oct. 31, 2012
    Inauguration of 19th Chairman Shin Bark-jae (Chairman of NXP Semiconductors Korea)
    Oct. 30, 2013
    "13th Foreign Company Day" event
    Jan. 21-22, 2014
    2014 FORCA Youth Job Academy Job Fair
    Mar. 20, 2014
    36th regular general meeting: Inauguration of 20th Chairman Lee Hui-seong (CEO of Intel Korea)
    Mar. 25, 2014
    1st quarter, 2014 Forum of Foreign Businesspeople in South Korea
    Oct. 30, 2014
    "14th Foreign Company Day" event
    May 06, 2015
    Inauguration of 21st Chairman Kim Jin-chul (CEO of Solvay Silica Korea)(Extraordinary general meeting)
    Oct. 15, 2015
    "15th Foreign Company Day" event
    Mar. 02, 2016
    38th regular general meeting: Inauguration of 22nd Chairman Kim Jin-chul (CEO of Solvay Silica Korea)
    Nov. 22, 2016
    "16th Foreign Company Day" event
    Oct. 11, 2017
    Inauguration of 23nd Chairman Lee Sung-Hyun (CEO of INPAQ Kora) (Extraordinary general meeting)
    Nov. 07, 2017
    "17th Foreign Company Day" event
    Mar. 07, 2018
    Inauguration of 24nd Chairman Lee Sung Hyun (CEO of INPAQ Kora) (40th regular general meeting)
    Nov. 05, 2018
    "18th Foreign Company Day" event
    Jan, 22, 2019
    A round-table conference between Minister Yunmon Sung and FORCA Members CEO
    Mar. 06, 2019
    41th regular general meeting and FORCA Officer's meeting
    Apr. 03, 2019
    A round-table conference between Minister Sun Mee Jin and FORCA Members CEO
    Nov. 04, 2019
    "19th Foreign Company Day" event
  • 2020 ~ 2029
    Feb. 05, 2020
    Inauguration of 25th Chairman Yoo Sae-Keun (CEO of Branson Korea Co. LTD) (The 42nd Regular General Meeting)
    Nov. 03, 2020
    "20th Foreign Company Day" event
    Feb. 03, 2021
    The 43rd Regular General Meeting
    Nov. 02, 2021
    "21st Foreign Company Day" event
    Mar. 16, 2022
    The 44th Regular General Meeting
    Mar. 16, 2022
    Inauguration of 26th Chairman SEO Young-Hoon (CEO of Solvay Korea)