Seoul, May 13, 2016 – while a delegation from the 2018 Winter Olympics organisers is expected in Tarragona (ESP) next week at the EOC annual Seminar, the 18th General Assembly of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) held in Seoul has approved the appointment its new President, former minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Mr LEE Hee-beom.

He succeeds Yang-ho Cho who resigned a week ago. Lee’s appointment will be finalized after approval by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism within the week. He is expected to begin work on Monday, May 16. The first item on his agenda is a two-day trip to PyeongChang and Gangneung to visit the Olympic venue sites and be briefed on preparations. Meetings with IOC representatives are also foreseen.

Addressing the members of the General Assembly after the decision, Lee said “The PyeongChang 2018 Games is a historic project that will showcase the development of Korea to the world and put PyeongChang’s name on the map as a major winter sports hub. I will fully devote myself to delivering a successful Games in 2018.”