Choi Taewon to Oversee U.S. Operations Directly... Concurrently Serving as Chair of AI and Semiconductor Subsidiaries in America

Chairperson of SK Americas Inc.
Concurrent Chairman of SK Hynix America Inc.

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, will concurrently serve as the chairperson and board chair of SK Group’s U.S. subsidiaries, reflecting the growing strategic importance of these entities amid rapidly changing global economic conditions.

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, is walking up to the podium to deliver the keynote speech at the 'SK AI Summit' held on the 3rd at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dongju

According to SK Inc.’s quarterly report disclosed on November 14 through the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system, Chairman Choi has taken on the roles of Chairperson of the Board of Directors at SK Americas Inc. and Chairman of SK Hynix America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of SK Hynix, since September.

SK Americas Inc. is SK Group’s U.S. entity overseeing its North American operations. It is responsible for managing relations and cooperation with the U.S. government on major group businesses such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and batteries, as well as supporting member companies’ business activities and investments within the United States.

SK Hynix America Inc. serves as SK Group’s largest base in the western region of the United States. It plays a central role in driving artificial intelligence innovation through strategic collaborations with global big tech companies and is also responsible for identifying and commercializing future technologies.

Chairman Choi has stepped down from his position as Director of the Board at Solidigm (SK Hynix Nand Product Solutions Corp.), a role he had held since September last year. As board chair at Solidigm, he led the company’s turnaround to profitability by focusing on high-capacity enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) used in AI data centers and cloud infrastructure, thereby improving the company’s business structure.

With the surge in demand for enterprise SSD products resulting in a positive outlook for Solidigm’s future performance, Chairman Choi resigned from his board chair position at Solidigm in July and is now focusing on the management of SK Americas Inc. and SK Hynix America Inc.

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