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Interview:“Journey to Authentic Global Corporate Citizenship”

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This interview Leaderpia Magazine with Dr. Martin Henkelmann, President & CEO of KGCCI, dives deep into KGCCI's pivotal role, visions, and projects, fostering business collaboration between Korea and Germany, CEO exchanges, and insights into global leadership. He introduces KGCCI's efforts in fostering Korean-German trade, innovative projects like the Ausbildung program and Women in koRea(WIR) Mentorship program.

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This interview Leaderpia Magazine with Dr. Martin Henkelmann, President & CEO of KGCCI, dives deep into KGCCI's pivotal role, visions, and projects, fostering business collaboration between Korea and Germany, CEO exchanges, and insights into global leadership. He introduces KGCCI's efforts in fostering Korean-German trade, innovative projects like the Ausbildung program and Women in koRea(WIR) Mentorship program.

Also he shares his personal journey from law to shaping impactful economic initiatives. With over two decades of legal and corporate expertise, he also shares his personal journey from law to shaping impactful economic initiatives. Dr. Henkelmann kickstarted his legal journey in 1998, contributing his skills to national public organizations and insurance associations.

​From 2014, he spearheaded the German-Tunisian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, followed by successful management of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in 2018. Armed with law degrees from Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany, and a master's from Paul Cezanne University, Aix-en-Provence, France, Dr. Henkelmann is a true legal luminary.​

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