Hyundai appoints Kong as new chief operating officer

Hyundai Heavy Industries has appointed K.Y. Kong as chief operating officer of the Hyundai Construction Equipment division.

November 9, 2016 Read time: 1 min

K.Y. Kong: 30 years with Hyundai

429 Hyundai Heavy Industries has appointed K.Y. Kong as chief operating officer of the Hyundai Construction Equipment division.

Kong has been with Hyundai for 30-years and has held a number of positions, including head of global forklift sales and head of production. He “will continue with maximising operational excellence in both development and production”, statement from Hyundai said.

Kong has succeeded S.G. Rhee, who recently retired. Rhee “has steered the company through challenging times amid a recessive economy in global markets like Brazil, Russia, China and many others”.

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J.C. Jung appointed as new CEO for Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe, located in Geel, Belgium has a new chief executive, J.C. Jung, who fills the shoes of the former CEO and recently promoted S.G. Rhee, who will return to Hyundai Heavy Industries Korea.

Mr Jung was formerly global sales director Forklifts in Korea, and began his career as an industrial engineer at Hyundai, following ten years with the company. He then moved to the sales department where he has been responsible for sales of construction equipment and forklifts.

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