Chapter 411
Oh Hyunjoo, Head of Golden Gate Korea.
She was recently ranked 7th on Time's list of most influential women. Considering that first place went to Jürgens, the IMF Managing Director, second to Meissner, the German Chancellor, and third to Garen, the EU President, it was an incredibly high ranking.
While she was 7th on the list of influential women, she proudly ranked 1st on the list of wealthiest women.
This was because she owned a 3 percent stake in OTK Company. The value of the shares, which her younger brother had practically foisted on her, had at some point soared past 30 billion dollars.
Although she had more money than she could spend in a lifetime of leisure, she never neglected her actual job. Except for her maternity leave, she never took a break from work, personally handling tasks and meetings.
Golden Gate Korea was bustling ahead of the market open. The same was true for other securities firms, as a major event was expected today.
The KOSPI index, which had once earned the infamous nickname "Box-spi" for being stuck around the 2,000-point level, had been rising steadily and surpassed 2,700 early this year.
It was a steep rise, even among emerging markets.
The debate over whether the Korean market had peaked continued, and experts predicted a major correction was imminent. Indeed, with the global economy faltering, it seemed unsustainable for the Korean market alone to forge ahead.