Kim Jong-won is the Chairman and Co-CEO of Wontech. He leads the company alongside his son, CEO Kim Jeong-hyun.
He is focused on strengthening Wontech's distribution network. Wontech is a company specializing in medical devices for skincare and beauty.
He was born on April 6, 1952.
After graduating from Seoul Gwangwoon Electronics Technical High School, he began his military service and served in the Vietnam War for five years.
He graduated from Yeungnam University with a degree in Electronic Engineering and earned both a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the same university.
He later completed various programs, including Information and Communication courses and the Advanced Management Program at Seoul National University, Korea University, and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).
In 1999, he founded Won Technology (now Wontech) and became the Chairman and CEO. Since then, he has held positions such as Director of Korea Radiowave Ground Station, President of the Daejeon Athletics Federation, and CEO of Information Communication Newspaper.
As of 2024, he is active as a Director of the Korea Medical Device Cooperative and Vice Chairman of the Daejeon Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He shifted the company’s main business focus from cancer treatment laser devices to medical devices for skincare and beauty, successfully growing Wontech into a company with annual sales exceeding KRW 100 billion (approximately USD 72.6 million).
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