Paul Chung to head LG Arts Center

Paul Chung has been appointed as the new head of the LG Arts Center as of Monday, the center announced Monday.

The 48-year-old Chung is the arts center’s third director. The newly appointed head has been with LG Electronics since 1990, working his way up through the ranks as the former chief of the international public relations department as well as the LG brand management team. Chung received his undergraduate degree at Yonsei University in Seoul and his MBA at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.

The LG Arts Center, which opened in March 2000, is a performing arts center that hosts a number of classical music concerts, musicals and dance performances, with this month’s main event being the musical “Carmen.”

By Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)