Simon Hang-bock Rhee (; born October 28, 1954) is a South Korean former chairman of the

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, the main executive body of the

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, and Chairman of its Management Subcommittee. He was first elected as a member and vice-chairman of the Committee in Seoul, Korea in 2008, and elected as chairman at the 39th

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in Brazil in 2011 for a three-year term.

Background

A 1972 recipient of the Tiger Scout award, Rhee is the founding

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of the Association of Top Achiever Scouts (ATAS), a fellowship group formed during the 38th

, of Scouts and Scouters who have achieved the highest rank in their Scout associations-

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, President's Scout,

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, etc. Rhee has been active in the Scout Movement since 1966. He was a

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and Venture Scout and has remained active in Scouting, holding various positions in the

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(KSA) and APR Sub-Committees. He is currently president of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation, vice president of the Korea Scout Association and was chairman of the 38th World Scout Conference and 10th World Scout Youth Forum Host Committee. Rhee holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctorate of Construction Management at

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. He is a professional architectural engineer and a construction management specialist. His occupation titles include senior director at Hanmi Global Co., Ltd., concurrent professor at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. He was project manager for

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(formerly Korea Shipbuilding and Engineering Corporation) in Korea and Hong Kong (1976–1990), general manager of Architectural Marketing Team and project manager for various international construction sites including the Pebble Bay Condominium and Pulau Seraya Power Station in Singapore, as well as the

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for

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C&T Corporation (1990–2008). He is presently vice president of Construction Management Marketing Department at Hanmi

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. Rhee currently resides in

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, is married, and has two daughters.

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