On January 2, 2019, the Dong-A Socio Group held the kick-off meeting for the year 2019 at the 7F auditorium of its headquarters building. The meeting was attended by employees and executives including President Han Jong-hyun of Dong-A Socio Holdings, Chairman Eom Dae-sig of Dong-A ST, and President Choi Ho-jin of Dong-A Pharm.
The kick-off meeting included a screening of videos about the volunteer work performed by Dong-A employees to celebrate the company's 86th anniversary last year and the New Year greetings speech.
The videos captured scenes of the blood donation campaign in which 882 employees from the Dong-A headquarters, forty branches and factories nationwide participated, as well as scenes of various volunteer activities including the free meal service, environmental cleaning, nursing homes and facilities for the disabled conducted to celebrate the company’s anniversary last year. Everyone at the kick-off meeting had a meaningful time watching the videos of volunteer work in which they participated together.
In his New Year’s message, President Han Jong-hyun of Dong-A Socio Holdings said, “We must first become independent workers in order to bring growth to the company and wider society. We must think deeply about what we can do well and how to generate profits for the company, and then put into practice our plans.”
He requested all employees of Dong-A Socio Group to fulfill their respective responsibilities with a strong commitment to keeping people healthy, to think of what they can do to protect the environment and put it into practice, and to maintain a keen interest in helping people and in protecting the planet too.
Finally, President Han Jong-hyun encouraged employees, saying, "Your work is not limited to yourself and your company, but linked to your country and even to humanity. Whatever the situation, I would like to ask all of you to adopt on autonomous approach to solving the problems you are faced with. I hope that more and more people here will not hesitate to work for our nation and for others.”
Dong-A Socio Group proclaimed its commitment to righteous management in 2018 based on a spirit of entrepreneurship, and its intention to spend the year constantly pursuing challenges and changes.