• CEO of Kolon Industries
    Kim Yeong-bom

    Overseeing All Manufacturing Divisions Except Fashion, Focused on New Ventures and Performance Improvement

    Last Updated on Oct 25, 2024

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Life Summary
Kim Yeong-bom is the CEO and President of the Manufacturing Division of Kolon Industries. He oversees all business operations except for the fashion division.

Together with Yoo Seok-jin, CEO and President of the Fashion Division, he leads Kolon Industries under a dual-CEO system.

Kim is actively pursuing various new business opportunities, ranging from securing advanced materials such as aramid fiber and atometal to developing biodegradable plastics and recycling used batteries.

He was born on May 26, 1965.

After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University, Kim began his career in the Kolon Code Business Division.

He has concurrently held CEO positions at Kolon Plastics and Kolon BASF Inno-Form.

Kim also served as the President and CEO of Kolon Glotech before being appointed to his current position as CEO and President of the Manufacturing Division at Kolon Industries.

In his first year in office, the company faced underperformance, and with weak results continuing into 2024, improving performance has become a key challenge for him.

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