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LG Electronics, Inc. is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 84,000 people working in 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the world. With 2008 global sales of $44.7 billion, LG comprises of five business units - Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is one of the world's leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines.
President, CEO, Digital Media
B.B. HwangNumber of Employees 84,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer Terminal Manufacturing: 334113
Recent Events
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LG Releases Ultra-Portable Notebook with All-day Battery Life
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LG Releases Ultra-Portable Notebook with All-day Battery Life
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Kodak leaving a field it pioneered
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Kodak sells OLED business to LG Electronics
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Hastings directs Netflix in its star performance
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Reportlinker Adds Monitors Computer - A Global Market Perspective
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'LG names Benelux mobile marketing manager'
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Reportlinker Adds Flat Panel Displays - An International Market Report
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Sleeker Handsets Buoy Carphone Outlook
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Custom digital signage from LG Concierge Advantage
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Most Asian Markets Edge Up in Quiet Trade
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Myriad Group AG: Myriad Selected as Partner on LG's First Android Device
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LG Closes One of the Largest Audio Systems Deal with Volkswagen
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LG Electronics investing heavily in smartphones
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LG Scarlet TV is characterized by Bluetooth technology
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'LG brings BL20, BL40 Chocolate phones to Spain'
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"All systems go" for broadcasters' mobile TV rollout
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LodgeNet Interactive signs licensing agreement with LG Electronics
News & Analysis
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LG, Samsung & Philips eye IT peripherals biz.
- 2007-08-30
Aug. 30--KOLKATA/BANGALORE, India -- Global consumer electronics heavyweights like LG, Samsung and Philips are gung-ho about the IT accessories and computer peripherals business, which they expect to be a sizeable revenue-earner in the years to come. Aug. 30--KOLKATA/BANGALORE, India -- Global consumer electronics heavyweights like...
BLUE-RAY DVD MAKERS TO TRANSFER PRODUCTION LINES TO CHINA
- 2007-05-29
AsiaInfo Services 05-29-2007 Blue-ray DVD Makers to Transfer Production Lines to China BEIJING, May 29, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The 10th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, being held until May 29, is serving as a platform for the AsiaInfo...
The LG Juggernaut It's already by far the biggest consumer electronics player in India. But the Korean giant is talking of $10 billion in revenues by 2010. Can it do it?
- 2005-11-06
The Korean consumer electronics giant that has been creating ripples across the world in the past few years is Samsung. According to Interbrand, a global brand consultancy, Samsung's brand value shot up an astounding 186 per cent in the past five years toThe Korean consumer electronics giant that has been...
LG to build new electronics plant in Poland
- 2005-09-27
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's LG Electronics said it would build a 103 million dollar plant in Poland to produce refrigerators and liquid crystal display LCD televisions. LG Electronics said the plant would turn out 500,000 refrigerators and 3.5 million LCD televisions a year from 2011. The plant...
Siemens in talks to sell mobile phones ops to LG Electronics: report
- 2005-01-19
FRANKFURT AFP — German electronics giant Siemens is reportedly in talks to sell its loss-making mobile phones business to South Korean firm LG Electronics. The business weekly WirtschaftsWoche did not reveal its sources, but it quoted a study by management consultancy Accenture as saying that Siemens' activities in the...
LG AIMS AT NO.1 IN CHINA'S ELECTRONICS MARKET
- 2004-03-18
AsiaInfo Services 03-18-2004 LG Aims at No.1 in China's Electronics Market BEIJING, Mar 18, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Sun Jinbang, president of LG Electronics China, said that all of the products made by LG Electronics should rank top three ...
Electronics Giant LG Moves North American Headquarters to New Jersey.
- 2004-01-07
By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
LG TO INVEST US$1.82 BLN IN ELECTRONICS R&D NEXT YEAR.
- 2003-10-01
SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The LG Group has decided to outlay 2.1 trillion won (US$1.82 billion) for its research and development projects in electronics next year. SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The LG Group has decided to outlay 2.1 trillion won...
AFTA to shake-up local electronics sector: LG Electronics has invested $600,000 its first digital centre in Ho Chi Minh City. Bao Giang talks with the firm's vice-president Michael Ahn about the consequences of AFTA and how he sees the electronic industry
- 2003-07-14
Is this a consequence of Vietnam's joining AFTA on July 1? Are electronic products under more intense competitive pressure because of this? Is this a consequence of Vietnam's joining AFTA on July 1? Are electronic products under more intense competitive pressure because of this?
LG PROMISES TO RULE APPLIANCES MARKET
- 2002-11-17
Despite the loom in the global telecommunications sector, Nigeria's LGGroup recently announced plans to spend $1.7 billion on research anddevelopment (R&D) in its electronics and telecommunications business unit in 2003,an increase of 20 percent over Despite the loom in the global telecommunications sector, Nigeria's LGGroup recently announced plans to spend...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| B.B. Hwang | President, CEO, Digital Media |
| Simon Kang | President, CEO, Digital Display |
| Skott Ahn | President, CEO, Mobile Comm |
| Young-Ha Lee | President, CEO, Digital Appliances |
| Woo Hyun Paik | President & CTO |
| David Dohyun Jung | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Dermot J.M. Boden | CMO & Executive Vice President |
| Didier Chenneveau | Chief Supply Chain Officer & Executive Vice President |
| James N. Shad | Chief Go, to, Market Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Lom Linton | Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer |
| Reginald J. Bull | Chief HR Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Thomas K. Linton | Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer |
| Ward Crawford | Chief Operating Officer, UK & Ireland |
| Young Kee Kim | Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer |
| Young Soo Kwon | CFO |
| Johan Lindenmark | Director, Marketing, Scandinavian |
| Paul Meadows | Manager, Corp Marketing |
| Joe M Cruz | |
| Nathan Kim | |
| Patrick Duffy | |
| Sung-Ha Cho | Head, Mgmt Admin |
| Warren Levy |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| In Ki Joo | Board of Directors |
| S. S. Kim | Vice Chairman |
| Suk Chae Lee | Board of Directors |
| Suk-Jean Kang | Board of Directors |
| Sung-Won Hong | Board of Directors |
| Yong Nam | Board of Directors |
| Yu-Sig Kang | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | President, CEO, Digital Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | President, CEO, Digital Display | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | President, CEO, Mobile Comm | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | President, CEO, Digital Appliances | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Co-President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | President & CTO | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | CTO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | CMO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Chief Supply Chain Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Chief Go, to, Market Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Chief HR Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Chief Operating Officer, UK & Ireland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Director, Marketing, Scandinavian | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| LG Electronics Inc. | Manager, Corp Marketing | Current |
Mr. Cruz is responsible for leading AirCell's engineering and technology group, serving all AirCell markets. His experiences include senior executive roles in the aviation, satellite and terrestrial communications industries with companies including Ameritech Cellular and LG Electronics. He has also co-founded several technology development companies within the industry including Airfone, Railfone, Personal Guardian, Med-Net and Intelli-Sens. He has contributed directly to the development of CDMA technology and CDMA 3G enhancements for broadband data communications and additional network capacity for mobile voice and data communications. In addition, he is one of the founding partners of the CDMA Development Group (CDG), and the CDPD Consortium of companies. He earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Air Cell, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Current | |
| University of the Philippines | Degree - Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hampshire Companies | Financial Analyst | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Current | |
| Hyundai Corporation | Current | |
| Urban Land Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harvard University | Member | Current |
| Urban Land Institute | Member | Current |
| Harvard University | Master's | Former |
Patrick Duffy is responsible for Oregon Scientific's LCD product sales in North America. This includes the overall management, category and special markets growth, and branding initiative activities for all Timing, Weather, Sports and Fitness, Audio and Special Collections products. Patrick brings to Oregon Scientific twenty years of consumer electronics sales and marketing management expertise. Patrick has held sales and marketing management roles with LG Electronics, Royal, Emerson and Radio Shack.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Scientific, Inc. | Vice President of Sales Lcd | Current |
| The Royal | Current | |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Current | |
| RadioShack Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Head, Mgmt Admin | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Show & Tell Productions, Inc. | Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| HSBC Auto Finance | Current | |
| Philips Electronics Ltd. | Current | |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Current | |
| Discovery | Former | |
| Show & Tell, Inc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Yong Nam is the President and CEO of LG Telecom, a leading CDMA-based wireless carrier in Korea. He has been with LG for 30 years, holding various senior positions and making significant contributions to LG Electronics and the Corporate Office. Prior to LG Telecom, he was Executive Vice President in charge of the Multimedia Division of LG Electronics with responsibility for revenues of $2BN. His achievements included turning around the division, downsizing, and returning it to profitability within one year. While he was in the LG Corporate Office, he was in charge of Corporate Strategy and International Alliances. Under his leadership, LG undertook its "Leap 2005" to transform the business structure of LG into a world-class communication services company. He holds a BA degree in Economics from Seoul National University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Telecom Ltd. | President and CEO | Current |
| Athena Technology Ventures | President and CEO, Lg Telecom, Ltd. | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Seoul National University | Ba Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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LG Electronics Announces Release of 2009 Environmental Report
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LG to Open LG Application Store Tomorrow
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LG Phones Launching Own App Store
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Next-Generation LG Chocolate to be Unveiled in August
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Comment!
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Asian Tech Stock Weekly Summary (June 29 - July 5)
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LG aims to sell 5 million units of new high-end TVs in 2010
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LG may surpass Sony on strong demand
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KOREA'S LG AIMS TO SELL 5 MLN UNITS OF NEW HIGH-END TVS IN 2010
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LG Elec aims to sell up to 5 mln LED TVs in 2010
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