[Profile] Choi Kyung-sik, President of Samsung Electronics Set Division North America Headquarters
On the 7th, Samsung Electronics announced that it promoted Vice President Choi Kyung-sik to President through the 2022 regular executive personnel reshuffle.
President Choi Kyung-sik is a sales expert who has served as Head of Wireless for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Head of North America PM Group in the Wireless Business Division, and Head of Strategic Marketing Office. Since taking charge of North America in December last year, he is credited with significantly strengthening competitiveness in the region by achieving record-high sales.
△ Born in 1962 △ Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Hanyang University
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△ Major Career
- 2020.12 ~ Present Head of North America and concurrently Head of SEA Corporation, Samsung Electronics
- 2017. 5 ~ 2020.12 Head of Strategic Marketing Office in Wireless Business Division, concurrently Regional PM Team Leader, Product Strategy Team Leader, and Head of North America PM Group, Samsung Electronics
- 2015.12 ~ 2017. 5 Head of Europe and CIS PM Group in Wireless Business Division, concurrently Head of Wireless for Europe, Samsung Electronics
- 2015. 5 ~ 2015.12 Head of Wireless for Europe, Samsung Electronics
- 2014.12 ~ 2015. 4 Head of Wireless for Europe, Wireless Business Division, Samsung Electronics
- 2011.12 ~ 2014.12 Head of North America PM Group, Strategic Marketing Office, Wireless Business Division, Samsung Electronics
- 2009. 1 ~ 2011.12 Head of SEPOL (Poland) Corporation, Europe Headquarters, Samsung Electronics
- 2008. 5 ~ 2009. 1 Head of Overseas Sales Part 2, Network Business Division, Samsung Electronics
- 2006. 1 ~ 2008. 5 Solution Business Team, Digital AV Business Division, Samsung Electronics
- 2002. 1 ~ 2006. 1 Marketing Team/Strategic Planning Team, North America Headquarters, Samsung Electronics
- 1997. 3 ~ 2001.12 North America Headquarters / Americas Research Branch / Americas Headquarters, Samsung Electronics
- 1994.11 ~ 1997. 3 General Affairs Group, Samsung Electronics
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