{"id":53307,"date":"2024-12-17T08:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T07:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=53307"},"modified":"2024-12-17T08:57:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T07:57:01","slug":"won-yong-hwang-is-the-new-ceo-of-the-zkw-group","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/en\/home\/newsroom\/news\/won-yong-hwang-is-the-new-ceo-of-the-zkw-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Won Yong Hwang is the new CEO of the ZKW Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53307\" class=\"elementor elementor-53307 elementor-53276\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1846a67b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1846a67b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-162da9cd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162da9cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-285c6069\" data-id=\"285c6069\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf342ca news-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3cf342ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f8605ff elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 17, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bedbf49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bedbf49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Won Yong Hwang is the new CEO of the ZKW Group<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa13660 news-intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa13660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Won Yong Hwang (54) will take over the position of CEO of the ZKW Group on January 1, 2025. The experienced manager was most recently COO at LG Electronics Vehicle Solution Company, to which ZKW also belongs. He has more than 15 years of management experience in the automotive industry, which he gained in various positions at LG Electronics. Won Yong Hwang succeeds the previous ZKW CEO Dr. Wilhelm Steger, who has led the company for almost three years and wishes to take on new professional challenges at his own request.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7153822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7153822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53280\" alt=\"CEO Won Yong Hwang ZKW Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CEO-Won-Yong-Hwang_ZKW-Group.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Won Yong Hwang<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c0d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2c0d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\">Won Yong Hwang is a renowned leader in the automotive industry. The electrical engineering graduate acquired his extensive expertise in various functions at LG Electronics. Hwang joined LG Electronics in 1996. Prior to assuming the position of COO and Senior Vice President at LG Electronics Vehicle Solution Company, Won Yong Hwang was Vice President of Infotainment at LG Electronics. Prior to that, Mr. Hwang held various management positions at LG Electronics, including Head of Car Infotainment R&amp;D Lab, Head of Car Business Strategy Group and President of LG Electronics Vehicle Solution USA.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\">&#8220;Dr. Steger was instrumental in initiating the necessary market-oriented restructuring of the ZKW Group during the difficult times in the automotive industry. My goal and priority will be to accelerate the expansion of synergies with the LG Electronics headquarters in VS and to strengthen ZKW&#8217;s competitiveness,&#8221; said Hwang.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\">Dr. Wilhelm Steger will hand over his management position to Won Yong Hwang on December 31, 2024, so that he can devote himself to other projects in the future, including as a member of the Supervisory Board of the ZKW Group.<\/span><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1973f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1973f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53287\" alt=\"CEO Won Yong Hwang, Wilhelm Steger, ZKW Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zkwgroup.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Won-Yong-Hwang_Wilhelm-Steger_C_ZKW-Group-GmbHv2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Won Yong Hwang and Wilhelm Steger<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d706a86 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d706a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"idTextPanel\" class=\"jqDnR\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\"><strong>ZKW at a glance<\/strong><br \/>The ZKW Group is the specialist for innovative premium lighting systems and electronics. As a subsidiary of LG Electronics Vehicle Solution Company, ZKW has been part of the LG Group since 2018. As a system supplier, ZKW is a global partner to the automotive industry. Under the motto &#8220;Bright Minds, Bright Lights.&#8221;, the Group develops and produces complex premium lighting and electronics modules for international car manufacturers with clever minds and state-of-the-art production technologies. Its top products include powerful and cost-efficient complete LED systems. The ZKW Group has a total of twelve locations worldwide, which are intelligently networked in the areas of development and production. In 2023, the Group will employ around 10,000 people and generate total sales of around 1.54 billion euros.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\">In line with the corporate vision &#8220;Pioneering premium lighting and electronic systems from ZKW for all mobility concepts in the global automotive industry&#8221;, the company&#8217;s primary objective is to manufacture high-tech products of the highest quality and to drive forward the development of innovative complete lighting systems.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19.8px;\">With its inventions and innovations, the ZKW Group makes motor vehicles more desirable, more individual, safer and more energy-efficient. The 360-degree product range includes headlights and fog lights, rear lights, indicators, interior and license plate lights as well as electronic modules. Well-known car manufacturers and their brands rely on the innovative products. ZKW is proud of its customers such as BMW (BMW, Rolls Royce), DAIMLER (MERCEDES-BENZ Cars and Trucks), FORD (Lincoln, Ford), GEELY (Volvo, Polestar, Lynk &amp; Co; Geely), GENERAL MOTORS (Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac), Hyundai\/Kia, JLR (Jaguar, Land Rover), Stellantis (Opel, Citroen), RENAULT\/NISSAN (Infiniti, Alpine), VGTT (Volvo Trucks, MACK) and VW Group (Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Skoda, Seat\/Cupra, VW, VW Commercial Vehicles, MAN, Scania). With intelligent lighting systems and innovative styling, ZKW shapes the appearance and character of vehicles worldwide.    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bfb8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78bfb8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"ShariffSC shariff-zkw\"><div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left\" style=\"display:none\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-round orientation-vertical buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button facebook shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#4273c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fzkw-group.com%2Fen%2Fhome%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews%2Fwon-yong-hwang-is-the-new-ceo-of-the-zkw-group%2F\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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