1. Purpose

• The aim of the Buying Office Business Club is to cultivate mutual interests
  between buying offices reside in Korea and domestic companies, and to exchange
  information about foreign market, so that they strengthen the competitiveness of
  their commodities on international markets.

2. Expectations

• Quick response to the changes of market and customer needs by getting information about production, purchasing, selling commodities.
• Developing mutual benefits between buying offices and Korean manufacturing  companies.
      �� Secure reliable manufacturing companies
      �� Maximize effectiveness by making supply contract with major buying offices
• Receiving advanced techniques and management know-how
• Inducing advanced business practice
• Proposing changes to government policy related to trade and economy

3. Major Activities

A. Regular Meetings (quarterly)
B. Holding Purchasing Exhibition
C. Major export commodities exhibition
D. Physical activities (mountain climbing, golf, etc.)
E. Other activities

4. Major Members

A. Buying Office Members

Yong Hak Cho (Chairman of Subcommittee) - London Fog Industries
Ho Young Kim - AMC Corp.
Susie Noh - Sears Roebuck & Co. Ltd.
Janet Lee - May Department Stores Int'l Inc.
Hae Gong Nam - Regis Gard Ltd.
Byung Hyun Kwack - Mondial Orient Ltd.
Ki Myung Kim - PREL (Pacific Resources Export Ltd.) Korea
Kwan Soo Cha - Li & Fung (Korea) Ltd.
and other major buying offices

B. Major manufacturing companies

120 major domestic manufacturing companies including Samsung Corp., Shinwon
Corp., Shinsung Co.,Ltd., Youngnam Textile Co., Ltd., Segye Corp., Ilshin Spinning Co., Ltd., Pang-rim Co., Ltd., The Will-Bes & Co., Ltd., Choi & Shin's Co., Ltd., etc.