Korea Imported Car Association Appoints Im Han-gyu, Former Ssangyong Motor Executive Director, as New Full-time Vice Chairman

Serving as Full-time Vice Chairman for Two Years Starting May

Im Hangyu, the newly appointed full-time vice president of the Korea Imported Automobile Association (Photo by Korea Imported Automobile Association)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The Korea Imported Automobile Association (KAIDA) announced on the 6th that Lim Han-gyu, former Executive Director of Ssangyong Motor, has been appointed as the full-time Vice Chairman of the Korea Imported Automobile Association. Vice Chairman Lim will serve a two-year term starting May 18, together with the newly formed board of directors elected at the regular general meeting held on the 25th of last month.

Vice Chairman Lim holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and completed a master's program in Business Administration at Wayne State University. He entered the automotive industry in 1986 as a product launch engineer at General Motors (GM) and subsequently worked at Ford, Visteon, Parker Hannifin, Doosan Infracore, and Ssangyong Motor. With extensive experience across various industries including domestic and international automotive sectors, and broad expertise ranging from engineering to business development, sales, and marketing, he is regarded as the ideal candidate to take charge of key tasks both inside and outside the association as full-time Vice Chairman.

Vice Chairman Lim said, "I feel a great sense of responsibility in taking on the role of full-time Vice Chairman of the Korea Imported Automobile Association during these challenging times," adding, "Together with the board of directors, I will strive to effectively represent the voices of member companies, foster harmonious communication with related organizations, and work to provide consumers with more differentiated and diverse choices."

Meanwhile, the Korea Imported Automobile Association currently consists of 22 member companies that import automobiles into Korea. The association addresses common concerns and issues related to automobile imports among its members and conducts various joint events and promotional activities to protect the interests of Korean imported car consumers.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.