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Kim Jae-hak is the CEO of HigenRNM.

He is focusing on new businesses such as robotics and electric vehicle parts.

He was born on September 27, 1948.

He graduated from Kyunggi High School in Seoul and went on to earn a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University. He received a master's degree and a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), respectively. He also completed an MBA program at Harvard Business School.

He began his career at Korea Heavy Industries & Construction (now Doosan Enerbility), where he served in roles such as Director of the General Planning Office and Executive Director of the Technology Division. He also worked as an Industrial Energy Technology Advisor for China and Mongolia at the World Bank (IBRD).

He later joined POSCO E&C as Executive Vice President of the Overseas Business Division, and returned to Korea Heavy Industries & Construction to serve as Senior Executive Vice President. After the company was privatized and renamed Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, he became Executive Vice President and CEO. He then moved to Hyosung, where he served as Head of the Hyosung Heavy Industries PG and CEO of Hyosung.

In 2008, he founded Higen Motor (now HigenRNM), transitioning from a professional manager to an owner-operator.

He values communication. He aims to reduce hierarchy and formalities to foster a culture of flexible communication.

He has a deep understanding of culture and the arts, having served as Chairman of the National Chorus of Korea for eight years, from the Lee Myung-bak administration through the second year of the Moon Jae-in administration.

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