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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$44.7B
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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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Technology deals.(Business)(IPTV technology)(FPT Communications)(Aaj TV )(Illustration)
- 2005-04-01
Technology deals LG Electronics South Korean electronics giant has Korea; +82/2 757 1234 signed licence...
Local Focus.(Business)
- 2003-06-10
Zenith, LG license Sony technology LINCOLNSHIRE - Zenith Electronics Corp. and parent company LG Electronics Inc. said Monday they agreed to license Sony Corp.' s Passage technology, a cable TV platform that allows interoperability among multiple access systems and multiple vendors' equipment. Seoul,...
Northwest Briefs.(Business)
- 2000-09-01
Zenith CEO Woods steps down GLENVIEW - Zenith Electronics Corp. said Wednesday that Ian Woods, the company's president and chief executive officer, will step down in mid-October. Woods, 42, joined Glenview-based Zenith in November from LG Electronics Inc., the South Korean electronics giant that...
Zenith To File Chapter 11, Become Lg Subsidiary
- 1998-05-26
As reported (CI No 3,414), troubled Zenith Electronics Corp is indeed planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganize itself as a subsidiary of major shareholder LG Electronics Inc. Under the plan announced last week, Zenith will become a wholly- owned subsidiary of LG, which bought a 55% stake...
Zenith Likely To Decide On Chapter 11 By End Of June
- 1998-05-21
Zenith Electronics Corporation, the US manufacturer of set-top boxes, cable modems, TV tubes and VCRs controlled 54.49% by Korea's LG Electronics, is expected to determine by mid-year whether to apply for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, as part of the restructuring plan it has promised the market by the...
Zenith "May Seek Chapter 11 Protection"
- 1998-05-20
Zenith Electronics Corp's Korean parent LG Electronics Inc is reported to be looking at ways to restructure its ailing US consumer electronics maker, including selling-off its assets. In the Korea Herald, LG denied a news report that Zenith is about to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of US...
Zenith Electronics Corp. Rtgs Lowered by S&P;Outlk Rev
- 1997-12-23
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 12/23/97--Standard & Poor's lowered its corporate credit rating on Zenith Electronics Corp.to single-'B' from single-'B'-plus and its rating on the company's $115 convertible subordinated debentures to triple-'C'-plus from single-'B'-minus. The outlook is revised to negative from stable. LG Electronics Inc.'s...
CEO out at Zenith. (Albin Moschner resigns as president and chief executive officer of Zenith Electronics Corp.)
- 1996-07-29
Peter Willmott will replace Albin Moschner as pres and CEO of Zenith Electronics Corp. Moschner reportedly resigned from the company to pursue personal business interests. Zenith has undergone a series of executive changes since it was acquired by LG Group of South Korea in Nov, 1995. The television maker has...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | President, CEO, Digital Display | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | President & CTO | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | CTO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| LG Electronics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LG Electronics Inc. | CMO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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