On the 26th, Dongwon Group conducted executive appointments and announced the appointment of Kim Se-hoon as the new CEO of Dongwon Industries.
The new CEO, Kim Se-hoon, is a finance, accounting, and strategic planning expert who joined Dongwon Group in 1995 and has worked there for 30 years. Since joining, he has worked across the planning and finance departments. Previously, he served as the head executive of the holding company, overseeing projects to enhance corporate value, including a free capital increase and expansion of traded shares.
Additionally, Dongwon Group established a technology division for the first time in its 56 years of establishment and appointed Jang In-seong as Chief Technology Officer. The plan is to strengthen the competitiveness of existing businesses and discover future growth engines by deploying technology experts.
The new representative of the technology division, Jang, holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin and has previously worked at Siemens Research Institute and as the head of the production technology center at Hyundai Motor. He will oversee technology-based management, including facility automation and advancement at Dongwon Group.
Park Sang-jin, the newly appointed representative of the business division, is a marine and fisheries expert who has held various key positions at Dongwon Group since 1998, focusing on the modernization of Dongwon Industries vessels and enhancing sustainable fisheries.
Dongwon Group's holding company plans to strengthen the group's core business capabilities and collaborate to uncover new food sources with representatives from the holding, business, and technology divisions.
Park Moon-seo, the former head of the holding division, will take charge of the Future Growth Committee, focusing on uncovering new food sources, including the group's mergers and acquisitions.
A representative from Dongwon Group noted, "In this era of internal and external uncertainties, we have strengthened internal management while positioning executives with technology and expertise to the forefront," adding that the group plans to enhance future competitiveness centered on high-tech applications in secondary battery materials, smart ports, and land-based salmon farming.