Lim Moo-hyun is the founder and chairman of Daejoo Electronic Materials.
He also serves as the CEO of the company’s subsidiaries in Dongguan and Qingdao, China.
He is focusing on expanding the business into silicon anode materials, positioning it as a future growth engine.
Lim was born on June 21, 1942.
He graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Seoul National University in 1965 and earned another degree from the Department of Commerce (now Business Administration) at the same university in 1967.
Starting in 1968, Lim worked in chemical and pharmaceutical companies before founding the trading company Daejoo Trading in 1981. In 1985, he renamed the company Daejoo Precision Chemicals and officially entered the electronic materials development business.
In 2003, the company changed its name to Daejoo Electronic Materials.
Lim places the highest importance on technology research and development. He successfully introduced conductive silver paste technology to South Korea by learning it from Japanese Dr. Kunimine Noboru.
He has been recognized for his contributions to localizing raw materials for the electronics industry and advancing silicon anode material technology.