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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
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NAICS Code Computer Terminal Manufacturing: 334113
Recent Events
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Kodak leaving a field it pioneered
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Kodak Sells OLED Business To LG, Cos Will Share Patents
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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
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LG GD510 Pop â€" Innovative Mobile Phone
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Why Intel Is Shrinking
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OMAN - South Korean & Iran Investments.
- 2008-02-11
OOC in late 2004 acquired 33% in LG Energy, a unit of the LG Group, which owns and operates a power plant in the Pyongtaek region of South Korea. This was the Omani company's first venture into the power sector. LG Int'l, part of...
SK Corp. backs chairman, defies foreign shareholder
- 2005-02-21
SEOUL AFP — SK Corp., the flagship of South Korea's third largest largest conglomerate, is on collision course with its largest foreign shareholder, after backing the re-election of its troubled chairman. The refiner said the re-election of Chey Tae-Won is "essential" for SK Corp.'s sustained growth and development. The...
Creditors, LG to compromise on rescue for LG Card: financial watchdog
- 2004-12-28
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's top financial watchdog says creditors and the LG Group would eventually compromise over how to rescue LG Card in order to avoid the demise of the country's largest card issuer. Shares of LG Card were up 5.4 percent at 15,500 won, with investors betting...
SOUTH KOREA: Construction plans for proposed $52,000,000,000 electronics, chemicals and telecommunications production capacity expansion and upgrade projects, LG GROUP [South Korea] - Order #: 073504.
- 2004-07-01
PROJECT OVERVIEW: The local LG GROUP is currently gearing-up to invest $52,000,000,000 over the next 5 years in order to expand and upgrade its electronics, chemicals and telecommunications facilities. According to an LG spokesman, the investment will allow the company to focus on...
LG CORP. TO BE SPLIT INTO TWO HOLDING FIRMS NEXT MONTH.
- 2004-06-30
SEOUL, June 30 Asia Pulse - LG Corp., the holding company of LG Group, will be split into two holding companies, LG Corp. and GS Holdings Corp., starting in July, group officials said Wednesday. The reorganization is in line with a board decision in late May and heralds...
LG Card to be auctioned off to creditors on Dec 31
- 2003-12-17
SEOUL AFP ? South Korea's largest credit card company will be auctioned off on December 31 in a sale limited to its eight creditors, a main creditor bank said. The bidding price for LG Card will start at one trillion won (840 million dollars) and the buyer will also...
South Korean creditors plan to take over ailing LG Card
- 2003-12-15
SEOUL, AFP ? Creditors of LG Card are seeking to take over the largest credit card company in South Korea via a new injection of funds as the ailing firm faces default risks despite a recent 1.7-billion-dollar bailout. "Creditor banks have proposed to take over LG Card and LG...
LG GROUP TO SPEND US$2.48 BLN ON R&D IN 2004.
- 2003-10-23
SEOUL, Oct 23 Asia Pulse - LG Group said Thursday that it would increase its group-wide research and development investment outlay 12 per cent to 2.9 trillion won (US$2.48 billion) in 2004. South Korea's second-largest conglomerate said its R&D spending in the electronics and information technology sectors would...
LG GROUP REELS UNDER DEFEAT OF ITS HANARO TAKEOVER BID.
- 2003-10-22
SEOUL, Oct 22 Asia Pulse - LG Group, South Korea's second-largest conglomerate, is struggling with a feeling of "shock" after its chances to take management control of Hanaro Telecom Inc. (KOSDAQ:33630) were shot down. On Tuesday, Hanaro shareholders voted in favor of a US$1.1 billion financing package offered...
BRIEFING - ASIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS - OCT 15, 2003.
- 2003-10-15
Oct 15, 2003, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. JAPAN'S NTT TO BUY BACK US$916 MLN IN SHARES TOKYO - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) said Tuesday that it will buy back shares...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | Director, Marketing, Scandinavian | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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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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