Kim Wanjong Appointed as New President of SK AX: "Leading the Acceleration of AX"

"We Will Further Accelerate the Spread of AX"

SK AX President Kim Wanjong

On October 30, SK AX announced that it has promoted and appointed Kim Wanjong, the Chief Customer Officer (CCO), as its new President.

President Kim has led digital transformation and AI innovation across the company and the SK Group at SK C&C (now SK AX).

Since 2020, he has headed the cloud division at SK C&C, restructuring the infrastructure of SK Group and major industries into a cloud-centric model and establishing a system to expand artificial intelligence (AI) into practical industrial platforms. He has been recognized for these achievements.

Since 2023, as CCO of SK AX, he has applied the AX platform-which integrates AI, cloud, and data-to industrial sites, delivering results such as improved productivity, cost optimization, and enhanced quality. He has also led the spread of AX across the group and to external clients.

Going forward, President Kim will be responsible for expanding high value-added, AX-centric business models and delivering customer results in core industries such as manufacturing, telecommunications, finance, energy, and services. SK AX plans to further advance its accumulated AI capabilities and strengthen its role in transforming the business structure and revenue models of major domestic industries around AX.

President Kim stated, "SK AX will take the lead in strengthening the fundamental competitiveness of Korean companies based on an AX innovation system that combines AI platforms and industry-specific execution models," adding, "We will further accelerate the spread of AX based on proven results from various industrial sites."

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