SK oceanplant said that at the 30th annual general meeting of shareholders held on the 31st, President Kang Young-gyu was appointed the new CEO.
CEO Kang graduated from the mechanical engineering department at Pusan National University, worked at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and served as vice president of the offshore business division at Samsung Heavy Industries, making Kang a global shipbuilding and offshore expert who has carried out shipbuilding, offshore plant, and energy projects for more than 30 years.
Since joining SK oceanplant in July last year, Kang has overseen production overall, marketing, and project management.
In particular, Kang has focused on improving efficiency in manufacturing offshore wind substructures and stabilizing special shipbuilding projects such as frigates, rapidly strengthening a business portfolio rooted in shipbuilding and offshore.
Under the new CEO system, SK oceanplant plans to strengthen its brand identity as a "total marine solution" corporations encompassing offshore plants such as floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities as well as offshore wind substructures, special vessels such as frigates, eco-friendly, high-efficiency small and midsize merchant ships, and global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for naval vessels.
In addition, the company plans to expand its order-winning scope beyond Korea and Taiwan to the European offshore wind market, while actively participating in the fabrication of offshore substations (OSS), an essential element of offshore wind farms.
CEO Kang Young-gyu said, "By combining the large-project experience built up in shipbuilding and offshore fields with SK oceanplant's capabilities in offshore wind, plants, special vessels, and merchant shipbuilding, we will leap forward as a brand that customers trust and choose," adding, "We will achieve sustainable growth by expanding the shipbuilding portfolio and strengthening global partnerships."