Ahn Hyun, president of overall development at Samsung Electronics, and Jo Joo-wan, CEO of LG Electronics, are among the key figures in the industry who will join the Korean Academy of Engineering as new regular members next year. Nam Seok-woo, president of the DS division at Samsung Electronics, and Kim Dong-myung, CEO of LG Energy Solution, will join as general members.
The academy announced a total of 117 members, including 48 new regular members and 69 general members, on the 27th.
The academy is the highest authority in the field of engineering in South Korea, with participation from both academia and industry. The academy's regular membership is capped at 300 members, while general membership is limited to 400 members, selected through achievement evaluations, regular member votes, and board approvals. With this new member selection, the academy will have 288 regular members and 373 general members.
Next year's new regular members of the academy total 48. From academia, 23 members were selected, including Kim Young-o, dean of the engineering school at Seoul National University, and Jang Gil-soo, dean of the engineering school at Korea University, while 25 members from the industry, including Ahn Hyun, president of Samsung Electronics' overall development, and Jo Joo-wan, CEO of LG Electronics, have been selected. Major corporate executives include Lee Chang-hee, director of the display research lab at Samsung Display, Seok Sang-ok, CEO of Naver Labs, the EPCV center head at Samsung Biologics, Lee Seong-jun, vice president at SK Innovation, and Park Myung-soon, vice president in charge of infra AI/DT at SK Telecom.
A total of 69 new general members will be joining. From academia, 34 members are participating, including Kim Kyung-soo, vice president for external affairs at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Moon Seung-wook, former Minister of Industry. The industry will account for 35 individuals, including Nam Seok-woo, president of Samsung Electronics' DS division, and Kim Dong-myung, CEO of LG Energy Solution. Additionally, there are Jeong Jin-hwan, executive director at Hyundai Motor, Cha Sun-yong, vice president at SK Hynix, Hwang Sang-joon, vice president at Samsung Electronics, Jin Shim-won, executive director at LG Electronics' Air Solution Research Institute, Kim No-ma, head of research at LG Chem, Park Jin, vice president at Samsung SDI, a vice president at Samsung Electronics' SAIT, Song Hae-gu, vice president at Samsung SDS, Yoo Young-sang, CEO of SK Telecom, Lee Ye-ha, chair of Vuno, Yoon Jeong-won, president of Celltrion, Lee Young-mi, vice president at Yuhan Corporation, and Hwang Sun-gwan, vice president at SK Biopharm.
Kim Ki-nam, president of the Korean Academy of Engineering, noted, "At a time leading up to our 30th anniversary next year, we have been more careful and thoughtful about the selection of members," adding, "We have done our best to look back over the past 30 years and invite individuals who can lead the Korean engineering community over the next 30 years as members."