SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. on Friday named new presidents for GM Korea Co. and the South Korean unit’s R&D unit GM Technical Center Korea (GMTCK) amid the unprecedented global chip shortage. GM has appointed Roberto Rempel, currently president of GMTCK, as president and CEO of GM Korea Co, effective June [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp.’s new CEO Choi Soo-yeon took office Monday, vowing to foster innovation and reform the corporate culture of South Korea’s top internet portal operator. The company’s shareholders and board of directors approved the appointment of the 40-year-old international business expert for a three-year term. She was named in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — E-mart Inc., South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain, said Monday that it has named Kang Heui-seok, a partner at Bain & Company, as its new chief executive as the company grapples with declining sales. Kang, a key member of Bain’s retail and consumer products, will head E-Mart in the wake [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., Ltd. on Monday named LG Chem Ltd. President Jeong Ho-young as its new chief executive officer as it seeks a turnaround in its worsening display panel business. Jeong, who has also served as chief operating officer of the country’s leading chemical firm, will replace LG Display’s [...]