History | FORCA

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 23rd Chairman Lee Sung-Hyun (CEO of INPAQ Kora) (Extraordinary general meeting)
Nov. 07, 2017: "17th Foreign Company Day" event
Mar. 07, 2018: Inauguration of 24th 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: 41st 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)
Nov. 01, 2022: "22nd Foreign Company Day" event
Nov. 21, 2023: "23rd Foreign Company Day" event
Feb. 07, 2024: 2024 Inauguration of 27th Chairman SEO Young Hoon (CEO of SYENSQO Korea)