Hankook makes key appointments

Soo Il Lee has been appointed as President and CEO of Hankook Tire, and will serve alongside CEO Hyun Bum Cho as a separate representative of the company.
Lee will oversee Hankook Tire’s management, using experience gained by serving as COO of Hankook Tire’s America & China Headquarters, and as Chief Marketing & Corporate Management Officer.

With Lee’s global expertise, Hankook Tire will continue the 29 years of pits rofessional management system that started in 1988 and focuses on accelerating growth as a global top-tier company.

Along with President Lee, one Executive Vice President, five Senior Vice Presidents and seventeen Vice Presidents were also appointed. Hankook Tire has restructured its organization to respond to the global market and customers with more agility.

Vice Chairman Seung-hwa Suh, serving as the CEO of Hankook Tire since 2007 and leading the company’s growth towards a global top tier company, will retire and serve in an advisory role.