Corning Precision Materials announced on the 11th that it promoted two executive vice presidents in its regular executive personnel appointment for 2025 on the 5th.
Executive Vice President Hyunjeong Kim became the first female executive since the founding of Corning Precision Materials, recognized for her contributions to enhancing business competitiveness through production quality improvement and manufacturing cost reduction since joining in 1994.
Executive Vice President Kim graduated from the Department of Statistics at Dongseong University and has been responsible for strategic planning tasks to improve productivity, including standardization of production line quality and establishing management systems since joining Corning Precision Materials. She has served as the head of the manufacturing support department since last year.
Executive Vice President Kwangje Woo joined the company's research institute in 2006 and contributed to securing future growth drivers for the company by leading the development of core technologies and commercialization projects, which led to his promotion.
Executive Vice President Woo is an expert in coating and model with a doctorate in physics from the University of Florida. He was promoted to a specialist in 2020 and led various projects at the Corning headquarters research institute in the U.S. for two years, returning this year with a promotion.
Corning Precision Materials is the domestic corporation of the American advanced materials science corporation Corning. It manufactures and supplies display glass substrates, cover glass for mobile devices known as Gorilla Glass, bendable glass, and cover glass for automobiles. It is also entering the market for semiconductor glass substrates and eco-friendly triple-layer architectural glass.