Kolon Corp. appointed Lee Soo-young as chief executive officer when it carried out a major reshuffle of executives of its affiliates. Lee Soo-young, 44, senior vice president of Kolon Water & Energy, was named to head the company.

Lee, who entered the Kolon Group in 2003 as a senior manager for the Wellness TF, has been on the fast track in climbing up the corporate ladder. In 2005, she was promoted to director, skipping the general manager position. Since then, she has been responsible for strategic business projects in the group's strategy development headquarters.