SeAH Besteel Appoints Seo Han-seok as New CEO and Head of Production Planning Office

Hong Sangbeom as Chief Operating Officer and Hong Seonwon as Gunsan Plant Manager

SeAH Besteel announced on the 8th that it has appointed Hanseok Seo, Executive Director and Head of Production Planning and ESG Innovation, as the new CEO.

Seohan Seok, new CEO and Executive Director of SeAH Besteel
[Photo by SeAH Besteel]

CEO Seo, born in 1963, graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He joined SeAH Besteel's forging division in 1990 and has held various positions including Executive in charge of Steelmaking, Head of Quality Assurance Center, Head of Process Research Center, Head of Large Forging Production Headquarters, Head of Support Headquarters, and Head of Production Headquarters.

SeAH Besteel also appointed Sangbeom Hong, Executive Director and Head of Management Planning Division and Global Sales Headquarters, as Chief Operating Officer, and Seongwon Hong, Managing Director and Head of the Technical Research Institute, as Plant Manager of Gunsan Plant.

Chief Operating Officer Hong, born in 1970, graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. After serving as Head of Strategic Planning Team at Iljin Holdings, he joined SeAH Besteel in 2017 as Managing Director and Head of Future Strategy Office at SeAH Changwon Special Steel, and has held positions including Head of Marketing Headquarters, Head of Sales Division and Global Sales Headquarters, and Head of Management Planning and Sales Division and Global Sales Headquarters.

Plant Manager Hong, born in 1964, graduated from Jeonbuk National University with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering and earned a master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the same university's graduate school. He joined SeAH Besteel's R&D department in 1993 and has worked in the Small Rolling Department, Steelmaking Technology Department, and held positions such as Head of Quality Assurance Office (Assistant Director), Steelmaking Executive, Head of Process Research Center (Director), and Head of Production Planning Office.

Hong Sang-beom, newly appointed Executive Vice President of Management (left), Hong Seon-won, newly appointed Managing Director of Gunsan Plant
[Photo by SeAH Besteel]

Regarding this personnel appointment, SeAH Besteel stated, "We have appointed individuals who will demonstrate new leadership by looking at the organizational status with a clear perspective and proposing fundamental solutions with an open view."

SeAH Besteel added, "We will thoroughly eradicate work environments and organizational cultures that threaten safety to become a perfect zero-accident workplace where employees can work with peace of mind. Despite the difficult management environment due to sluggish downstream industries and global economic downturn, labor and management will unite to move toward a future of sustainable growth."

Below is the list of appointments.

◆ SeAH Besteel

▲ CEO Hanseok Seo, Executive Director ▲ Chief Operating Officer Sangbeom Hong, Executive Director ▲ Gunsan Plant Manager Seongwon Hong, Managing Director

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