Kyungho
MAENG
Founder and Co-Chairman
Biography
Majored in architectural engineering, Mr Maeng retired as the managing executive director of Lotte Hotels & Resorts in late 2019 having worked with the Lotte Group for a total of 34 years. Working alongside with the Late Chairman Shin Kyuk-ho (Founder and ex-Chairman of Lotte Group), Mr Maeng conducted hundreds of designs and construction projects for Lotte during his term.

For over 15 years since 1988, Mr Maeng led the Lotte Team in the design and construction of the Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, which houses Lotte’s first 6-star Signiel branded hotel and later has become the 123-level-high landmark in Seoul. Other major development projects Mr Maeng oversaw and accomplished include:
  • Sokcho Resort Hotel, a new lifestyle hotel brand;
  • Hotel Myeong-dong;
  • Gangnam and Hongdae Hotels Openning;
  • Myanmar Yangon Hotel;
  • St. Petersburg Lotte Hotel (Russia);
  • Lotte City Hotel, Kinschicho (Japan);
  • Lotte Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam);
  • Busan Lotte Hotel;
  • Yeontae Hotel in Busan;
  • Jeju Lotte Hotel & Resort; and many more.
Mr Maeng is also known as a vocal advocate for social values, technical excellence and digital technology, and the opportunities that this can bring to our projects. Digital transformation continues to be a major focus, creating innovative new services for clients and integrating technology into all facets of new and existing project development to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits.