Lee Koo-young is the CEO of Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS Division (Hanwha Q CELLS) and also serves as the Chairman of the Hanwha Solutions Board of Directors.
Together with Kim Dong-kwan, Vice Chairman and CEO of Hanwha Solutions Strategic Division, and Nam Yi-hyun, CEO of Hanwha Solutions Chemical Division, he leads Hanwha Solutions under a co-CEO system.
He focuses on investment and research and development to lead the future solar market.
In particular, he is interested in the 'Solar Hub' project, an integrated solar production complex in Georgia, USA, with an investment of over KRW 3 trillion (approximately USD 2.16 billion).
Born on April 7, 1964, in Seoul, he graduated from Daesin High School and Yonsei University with a degree in Political Science and International Relations.
He joined Hanwha Group and worked in the overseas sales team of Hanwha Chemical and at the New York office before becoming the head of Hanwha Q CELLS (now Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS Division) in the United States.
He served as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Hanwha Q CELLS and Hanwha SolarOne.
He worked in Hanwha Group’s Business Planning Office and later served as the Head of Business Strategy at Hanwha Chemical.
In 2019, he became the CEO of Hanwha Chemical and in 2020, the CEO of Hanwha Solutions Chemical Division.
Having closely collaborated with Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan in the solar business, he is considered a key figure in Kim's succession process within the group.
He is one of Kim Dong-kwan's key advisors, along with Kim Hee-chul, President of Hanwha Impact, and Ryu Doo-hyung, President of Hanwha Momentum Division.
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