Kim Yang-taek, Head of Advanced Materials Investment Center, Appointed President of SK Materials Co., Ltd.

SK Inc. Materials announced on the 7th its 2024 executive appointments and organizational restructuring, including the appointment of Kim Yang-taek, head of SK Inc.'s Advanced Materials Investment Center, as the new president.

Born in 1975, President Kim graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Business Administration. He served as team leader of SK Inc.'s Portfolio3 Office and as an executive at SK Inc.'s Investment1 Center. He concurrently held positions as non-executive director at SKC, SK Specialty, SK Siltron, SK Signet, SK Powertech, and served as CEO of SK Japan Investment Inc.

Kim Yang-taek, the new President of SK Materials Co., Ltd.
[Photo by SK Materials Co., Ltd.]

Since its incorporation into the SK Group in 2016, SK Inc. Materials has grown into a comprehensive semiconductor materials company by building a materials industry portfolio across all semiconductor processes based on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and collaboration with global companies.

The company is expanding its business areas to include battery materials centered on silicon anode materials, display materials focused on OLED light-emitting materials, clean energy such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and Advanced Package essential for high-bandwidth memory (HBM).

SK Inc. Materials stated, "Through this executive appointment and organizational restructuring, we plan to continuously expand our business portfolio and strengthen internal management. We will also enhance customer response organizations and systematize operational systems to improve our ability to respond to the increasingly uncertain global business environment."

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