Lee Hee-beom?(Korean:????;?Hanja:?(???;March 23, 1949) is a South Korean politician. He took overas President of thePyeongchang Organizing Committee for the?2018Winter Olympics?tosucceed?ChoYang-ho?after his resignation.
OnMay4, 2016, he was nominated as President & CEO of the PyeongchangOrganizingCommittee for XXIII Olympic Winter Games to replace?Cho Yang-ho?sincestepping down on May 3.
In 2018, he wasgiven the gold?OlympicOrder?award and the?Paralympic Order?award after his effortsincoordinating the?2018 Winter Olympics?and ParalympicsinPyeongchang.
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Lee Hee-beom
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