Shin Hak-cheol, Vice Chairman of LG Chem, Travels to Japan to Find Talent for New Growth Engines

Over 40 Science and Engineering Master's and PhD Students from University of Tokyo and Others Participate

Shin Hak-cheol, Vice Chairman of LG Chem, has embarked on securing talent for the three major growth engines in Japan.

On the 1st, Vice Chairman Shin, along with key executives including Kim Sung-min, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) and Executive Vice President, conducted a Business & Campus tour at the InterContinental Tokyo Bay Hotel in Japan. This tour is part of LG Chem’s global talent acquisition efforts, where top executives communicate with outstanding local talents and conduct on-site interviews.

Shin Hak-cheol, Vice Chairman of LG Chem, is delivering a welcome speech at the global talent recruitment event 'BC Tour' held on the 1st at the InterContinental Tokyo Bay Hotel in Japan.

On this day, over 40 master's and doctoral students in science and engineering from seven major Japanese universities including the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University were invited. They are specialists in various fields related to the three new growth engines?battery materials, eco-friendly sustainable materials, and innovative new drugs?including chemistry, polymers, materials, bio, and mechanical engineering.

Vice Chairman Shin shared insights on the global management environment undergoing a great transformation and the sustainable future LG Chem envisions to overcome these challenges.

He stated, "LG Chem is driving a portfolio transformation from petrochemicals to a global science company," and added, "By 2030, LG Chem plans to achieve sales of 40 trillion KRW solely from the three major growth engines: battery materials, eco-friendly materials, and global innovative new drugs."

He continued, "This is by no means impossible, and as LG Chem has always done over its more than 70-year history, we will prove our promises through performance and capability," emphasizing, "I hope you seize the opportunity to become a member of a company like LG Chem that constantly challenges and grows, and leap forward in the rapidly changing industrial landscape."

Meanwhile, LG Chem plans to increase the sales proportion of the three major growth engine sectors?battery materials, eco-friendly sustainable materials, and innovative new drugs?from 21% (6.6 trillion KRW) in 2022 to 57% (40 trillion KRW) by 2030.

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