Hankook Names Chief Digital Officer

Feb. 10, 2022

Hankook & Co., parent company of Hankook Tire North America, has named Seongjin Kim its new chief digital officer. 

In his new role, Kim will be responsible for "further accelerating digital transformation" of the company.

Responsibilities, among others, will include establishing "an innovation model based on advanced digital technologies,"

Kim "also is expected to expand Hankook & Co.'s digital-based innovation by further incorporating artificial intelligence and big data to the entire ecosystem, ranging from production to distribution, sales and customer service."

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