SK Chemicals Appoints Ahn Jae-hyun, President of SK Discovery, as New CEO

Ahn Jae-hyun, President of SK Chemicals

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] SK Chemicals appointed Ahn Jae-hyun, president of SK Discovery, as the new president on the 1st.

Regarding this personnel change, SK Chemicals explained, "It is to accelerate the eco-transition of the green chemical business and strengthen the market leadership of the life sciences business, aiming to achieve the mid-term management goals of the financial story announced earlier this year despite the challenging global business environment."

President Ahn has successfully led innovations in business models such as eco-friendly and green energy while serving as president of SK Construction (now SK Ecoplant) in 2019 and president of SK Discovery in 2022. Within the SK Group, he is known as an expert in investment and mergers & acquisitions (M&A).

President Ahn is expected to continue innovating the business model by further advancing the eco-transition strategy with green materials such as chemical recycling in the green chemical business promoted by SK Chemicals and establishing a global production infrastructure.

He is also evaluated as the right person to successfully lead SK Chemicals' financial story through continuous profit generation and growth master plan establishment in the life sciences business, as well as synergy creation with bio-business affiliates under SK Discovery.

Additionally, Kim Yoon-ho, CEO of SK Plasma, was appointed as the head of the Pharma business to lead SK Chemicals' life sciences business.

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