Sampyo Appoints Jangwon Park as CSO and Okjin Kim as CFO

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] SAMPYO Group, a construction basic materials specialist company, has recruited experts in business strategy and finance to discover new growth engines and innovate management.

SAMPYO Inc., the holding company of SAMPYO Group, announced on the 1st that it appointed Park Jang-won as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) (left in the photo) and Kim Ok-jin as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (below in the photo).

Newly appointed President Park Jang-won earned a master's degree in business administration from New York University and has served as a senior consultant at multinational management consulting firm Accenture, head of global business development at GE, and president of Baker Hughes Asia-Pacific. In particular, he gained diverse experience in the global market by leading customer innovation and strategic marketing in Europe at GE International. President Park plans to oversee SAMPYO Group’s strategy, marketing, IT, R&D innovation, production, and facilities, redefining the vision for sustainable growth and focusing on discovering future growth engines.

Newly appointed President Kim Ok-jin is a finance expert who completed an MBA at the University of Illinois and worked as an accountant and consultant at KPMG New York headquarters. Over the past 25 years, he has held positions such as Chief Financial Officer at Standard Chartered First Bank, CFO and COO of GE Korea, CEO of GE Power Global, and chairman of the board at Aequan Capital. President Kim will oversee the group’s finance, accounting, legal affairs, real estate development, and overall management support to strengthen financial capabilities and innovate management.

This appointment of presidents was made to respond swiftly to the rapidly changing business environment and to establish a sustainable business foundation. A SAMPYO Group official explained, "The new presidents plan to actively benchmark advanced management cases experienced at global companies to inject new vitality into the organization and develop future new growth engines," adding, "We expect them to provide their expertise and know-how to enhance synergy between businesses, diversify the profit portfolio, and strengthen competitiveness in the market."

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