Park Dong Hyuk, senior executive vice president of DaewooShipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), was widely tipped to succeed KangDuk-soo who creditors forced to step down earlier this month.
But unconfirmed reports say Park declined the nomination ofthe board led by major shareholder Korean Development Bank (KDB).
STX Offshore has opted for its second choice and named vice president Ryu Jeong-Hyeong to thehelm at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders today.
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