DONG-KURN LEE, Seoul, Korea
President-elect, Rotary International 2007-08
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation 2003-07
Treasurer, Rotary International 2002-03
Director, Rotary International 2001-03
Chairman, Presidential Celebration Committee ­ Community Concerns 2004-05
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 RI
Convention as the winner of the `Calgary Challenge' for the most successful
membership development efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 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 four
grandchildren.