À̹ÌÁö È®´ë South Korea¡¯s leading electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution has named Kwon Young-soo, vice chairman at LG Group¡¯s holding company LG Corp., its new CEO, the company announced Monday.
¡°Kwon has high knowledge and insight for the battery business and is capable of winning strong trust from customers, investors and other interested parties,¡± the company said in a press release. ¡°The appointment reflects Chairman Koo Kwang-mo¡¯s philosophy to appoint the most trustworthy executives to preemptively prepare for the future.¡±
Kwon will be replacing president Kim Jong-hyun, who is seemingly resigning to take responsibility for a recent costly battery recall. GM is recalling a huge number of Bolt EVs equipped with LG Energy Solution¡¯s batteries for fire risks.
The appointment requires shareholders¡¯ approval on Nov.1.
By Choi Mira
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