Company Introduction Greetings from the CEO

Thank you for visiting the POWERMAX website

Korea has once again upgraded its leadership and status within the international society. It would be no exaggeration to state that the heavy electrical equipment industry has played a significant role in making such accomplishments in to reality.
POWERMAX was reborn from the Leechun Electric co., ltd., a company that practically wrote the history of the heavy electrical equipment industry in Korea. POWERMAX holds the responsibility to build global power infrastructures by supplying transformers, generators, and switches to its customers, domestic and abroad.
POWERMAX focuses on increasing investments and R&D to take these rapid environmental changes as opportunities for business expansion. We promise to practice a “customer priority” management philosophy by applying new technologies developed based on extended experience, extensive knowledge, and innovative ideas.
Furthermore, POWERMAX strives to become a leader of the eco-friendly renewable energy sector by expanding its green energy business through the inverter system for photovoltaic power generation and ESS.
By securing new growth engines for the future and faithfully implementing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management, all employees of POWERMAX promise to show their utmost efforts and contributions to the business advancement of our customers.
We sincerely appreciate the interest and love provided to us from our customers.
CEO/Chairman Chang, Se-chang

CEO Profile

  • 2020-Present 13th honorary chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • 2019-Present Director of the Education and Research Foundation, College of Engineering, Seoul National University
  • 2017-2020 12th Chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association and chief director of Korea Electrical Industry Technology Research Association
  • 2017-Present Advisor to the Council of Electrical Societies
  • 2016 Member of the Energy Valley Committee
  • 2016 Executive member and Vice-chairman of the Sustainable Power Policy Union
  • 2015 Honorary chairman of the Electrical Industry Unification Research Council
  • 2014-2017 11th chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association and chief director of Korea Electrical Industry Technology Research Association
  • 2013-2017 1st chairman of the Council of Electrical Societies
  • 2011-2014 10th chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association and chief director of Korea Electrical Industry Technology Research Association
  • 2011 Co-chairman of the Shared Growth Committee for Electrics and Electronics
  • 2009-Present Adjunct professor at the University of Ulsan (Department of Electrical and Electronic Information System Engineering)
  • 2009-2019 Chairman of the Alumni Association of the College of Engineering, Seoul National University
  • 2006 Member of the Management Innovation Committee of KEPCO
  • 2006 Vice-chairman of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers

 

  • 2005-2018 Director of the Korea Engineers Alliance
  • 2000-Present CEO and Chairman of POWERMAX
  • 1997-1999 1st president of the Gangnam Entrepreneurs Association
  • 1994-1997 CEO and Chairman of Leechun Electric co., ltd.
  • 1994-1999 Vice-chairman of the International Cooperation Committee of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • 1990-1997 Director of the Korea-Japan Economic Association
  • 1990-1997 Director of the Korean Industrial Standards Association
  • 1989-2020 Vice-chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • 1988-1997 Special member of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • 1987-2020 Director of the Korea Electric Association
  • 1986-1990 Director of the Federation of Korean Industries
  • 1986 Vice-chairman of the Korea Association of Machinery Industry
  • 1986-1994 CEO and President of Leechun Electric co., ltd.
  • 1985 Member of the Private Council for Electrical Industry Development (Ministry of Industry and Commerce)
  • 1977 Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry President of the International Competitiveness Reinforcement Committee (Economic Planning Board)

Awards

  • 2014Proud Electrician Award (Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers)
  • 2003Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at the 29th National Quality Management Convention
  • 1990Samil Prize from the Samil Foundation (Technology & Engineering)
  • 1989Presidential Citation (Development of the Machinery Industry)