New managing director at Hankook’s European plant in Hungary
By Jim Gibbins - 12th February 2021
South Korea / Hungary - Tyre maker, Hankook Tire of Seongnam-si, Republic of South Korea, has appointed Hyung Yun Kim as the new managing director of its European factory in Hungary. Kim succeeds Seong Hak Hwang, who had been managing the production site in Rácalmás, Hungary, since 2017 and will take up a new role within the company.
Kim (58) achieved his BSc in Chemistry at Inha University in Korea, and later his MSc in Physical Chemistry at the same institution. He first joined Hankook in 1991. Since then, he has held various managerial roles within the company. Most recently he led the Production Planning Division at Hankook Tire’s global headquarters in Korea.
