The JoongAng Daily has appointed Charles Cholsoo Lho as its Executive Advisor effective today.

After graduating from Stanford University in the United States, Lho received an MBA degree from Yale University School of Management and a doctorate in political economics from the University of Oxford in the U.K. Lho has worked for various international organizations including the World Trade Organization and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Starting in 2003 and continuing until recently, Lho served as the chief global strategy advisor to the Samsung Economic Research Institute.