Koscom Appoints First Female Division Head in 48 Years

Executive and Department Head Appointments Announced
Hyewon Kim Appointed as Head of AX and R&D Division
Mookyung Shim Appointed as Head of IT Infrastructure Business Division

Koscom has appointed its first-ever female division head in the 48 years since its founding.

On June 30, Koscom announced that it had appointed Hyewon Kim, head of the Market Information Department, as the new head of the AX and R&D Division in its latest executive and managerial reshuffle. The AX and R&D Division is responsible for Koscom's core technology development and innovation, including the company's transition to AI. The division was expanded and reorganized as part of this personnel change.

Hyewon Kim, newly appointed head of AX and R&D Division at Koscom. Koscom

Hyewon Kim, the newly appointed division head, graduated from the Department of Mathematics at Yonsei University and joined Korea Securities Computer Corporation, Koscom's predecessor, in 1999. Over the past 26 years, she has grown together with the company, serving as team leader of the Trading Support Team in the Market Operations Department, team leader of the Market Statistics Team in the Market Information Department, and team leader of the Information Distribution Team. Since March of last year, she has served as head of the Market Information Department.

During her tenure, Kim has played a pivotal role in the development and operation of Koscom's core systems. She led the development and operation of PowerBASE, Koscom's main ledger management system, and oversaw the development and operation of trading and settlement systems for the Korea Exchange, as well as the management of market statistics, index data, and other market information services. Through these roles, she has contributed to the stable operation of IT services in Korea's capital markets.

With this appointment, Koscom has taken another step toward establishing a performance-based HR culture. Koscom plans to continue strengthening its performance-based personnel system and will support more outstanding female talent in taking on leadership roles in the future.

A Koscom representative stated, "With the appointment of Koscom's first female division head, we will further develop a fair HR culture that is based on ability and performance, regardless of gender."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.