Four South Korean entrepreneurs are on the Forbes Asia list of 50 top Asian
businesswomen in the magazine's March 12 issue, which went on sale
Friday.
The four are Romi Han of Haan Corp., Hyun Jeong-eun of Hyundai
Group, Kim Sung-joo of Sungjoo Group and MCM Holdings AG. and Lee Mi-kyung of CJ
Entertainment & Media.
The Forbes Asia Power Businesswomen list is
the magazine's first catalog of 50 noteworthy Asian women who contribute
significantly to the region's business environment.
Included are
company founders, women who have moved into key roles in family enterprises and
those who have scaled the executive ranks as professional managers, and all
engaged in profit-seeking businesses with at least $100 million in annual
revenue, Forbes Asia explained.
"Although the role of women in
Asia-Pacific's economy is growing, most of these honorees still have had to
overcome significant barriers to get where they are today," the article
said.
China has the largest number of businesswomen on the list with
21, followed by India with eight and Singapore with five.
South Korea,
Indonesia, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam each had four
businesswomen on the list.
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