Choi Seong-gyu Appointed as New Head of Renault Samsung Research Institute
[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Renault Samsung Motors announced on the 7th that it has appointed Choi Seong-gyu, former Executive Vice President in charge of System Engineering, as the new head of its Central Research Institute. Choi, the new research institute head, joined Samsung Group through the 1992 open recruitment and has been working in quality and research and development (R&D) at Samsung Motors and Renault Samsung Motors since 1996.
While serving as the Executive Vice President in charge of System Engineering, he developed Korea's first in-car payment system that allows ordering, payment, and receipt of products within the vehicle. He also successfully completed a free upgrade of the multimedia system via over-the-air (OTA) updates so that existing vehicle consumers could use it. The company explained that he also led R&D related to electronic systems, multimedia, connectivity, and autonomous driving for Renault Samsung vehicles. From 2017, he participated for two years in the development of the basic structure of new cars at Renault Group's research center in France.
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At Renault Samsung Motors, he is the second Korean to serve as the head of the research institute, following former head Kwon Sang-soon. The company expects him to lead the development of innovative technologies centered on customer experience by combining his expertise in technology and system development with market quality know-how. Since the eco-friendly new car based on Volvo's CMA platform, which is under development with a target release in Korea in 2024, emphasizes intelligent technology as its strength, he is regarded as the right person to lead this new car development. Renault Samsung's Central Research Institute is a comprehensive R&D center encompassing vehicle R&D, design, project management, purchasing, and quality, and serves as Renault Group's R&D hub in the Asia region.
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