LG 2007 Annual Report Download - page 34

MANAGEMENT / BOARD
BOARD
CORPORATE MILESTONES
1958
• Established as GoldStar
1959
• Produced Korea’s first radio
1962
• Exported Korea’s first radios to the US
and Hong Kong
1965
• Produced Korea’s first refrigerator
1966
• Produced Korea’s first black and white TV
1968
• Produced Korea’s first air conditioner
1969
• Produced Korea’s first washing machine
1974
• Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange
1977
• Produced Korea’s first color TV
1978
• Surpassed USD 100 million in exports,
a Korean industry first
1980
• Established first EU sales subsidiary
in Germany (LGEWG)
1982
• Established US color TV plant in Huntsville,
Alabama
1984
• Surpassed KRW 1 trillion in sales for
the first time
1986
• Established European VCR plant in Germany
1988
• Established sales and joint venture
production subsidiaries in Thailand
1991
• Established design technology center
in Ireland
1993
• Established a production and sales
subsidiary in Huizhou, China (LGEHZ),
beginning a full-scale advance into the
Chinese market
1995
• Renamed as LG Electronics
• Acquired US-based Zenith Electronics
1997
• Developed 40-inch Plasma TV and world’s
first DTV IC chipset
• Established India production subsidiary
(LGEIL)
1998
• Developed world’s first 60-inch Plasma TV
1999
• Co-established LG.Philips LCD
2000
• Acquired operations of LG Information &
Communications
• Launched world’s first Internet-enabled
refrigerator
2001
• Commercialized asynchronous IMT-2000
communications equipment
• Launched world’s first Internet-enabled
washing machine, air conditioner, and
microwave oven
• Co-established LG.Philips Displays
2002
• Demerged into two companies to unlock
shareholder value: holding company LG
Electronics Investment (LGEI) and operating
company LG Electronics (LGE)
• Commercialized world’s first home
network system
2003
• Developed world’s first synchronous-
asynchronous IMT-2000 mobile phone
• Developed world’s first 76-inch Plasma TV
• Launched world’s first DVD rewriter
compatible with all CD and DVD standards
• Led US CDMA mobile phone market for
the first time
2004
• Received approval for E-VSB as the next-
generation ATSC DTV transmission standard
• Launched world’s first 55-inch LCD TV
• Commercialized world’s first 71-inch
Plasma TV
• Developed world’s first mobile phone with
T-DMB mobile TV reception
• Developed home cinema system with
wireless speakers
• Led global CDMA mobile phone market
for the first time
2005
• Launched world’s first notebook with
T-DMB reception
• Launched LG Chocolate, the first phone
in the Black Label series
• Developed world’s first 102-inch Plasma TV
• Co-established LG-Nortel,
a telecommunications network equipment
venture with Nortel Networks
• Launched mobile phone with S-DMB
reception and recording
2006
• Launched LG Shine, the second handset
in the Black Label series
• Launched steam washing machine and
interactive TV refrigerator
• Developed world’s first 100-inch LCD TV
• Launched world’s first full HD (1080p)
102-inch Plasma TV
• Developed world’s first dual-format
high-definition disc player and drive
2007
• Launched BH100 Super Blu, the world’s first
dual-format HD disc player
• Launched Prada Phone by LG with advanced
touch interface
• Won record number of international
design awards, including 21 iF and 29
Red Dot Design Award
• Launched 120 Hz full HD LCD TV line
• Shipped 15 millionth LG Chocolate Phone
• Led US drum washing machine market
for the first time
MANAGEMENT
62 + 63
YONG NAM
VICE CHAIRMAN &
CEO
WOO HYUN PAIK
PRESIDENT /
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER
TOM LINTON
EXECUTIVE VP /
CHIEF
PROCUREMENT
OFFICER
DOHYUN JUNG
EXECUTIVE VP /
CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
DIDIER
CHENNEVEAU
EXECUTIVE VP /
CHIEF SUPPLY
CHAIN OFFICER
DERMOT BODEN
EXECUTIVE VP /
CHIEF MARKETING
OFFICER
YOUNG KEE KIM
EXECUTIVE VP /
CHIEF HUMAN
RESOURCES
OFFICER
MYUNG-KYU AHN
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF NORTH
AMERICA
HEADQUARTERS
KYUNG HOON BYUN
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF SOUTH &
CENTRAL AMERICA
HEADQUARTERS
JONG-EUN KIM
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF EUROPE
HEADQUARTERS
KI WAN KIM
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF MIDDLE
EAST & AFRICA
HEADQUARTERS
NAM K. WOO
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF CHINA
HEADQUARTERS
YOUNG CHAN KIM
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF CIS
HEADQUARTERS
YOUNG WOO NAM
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF ASIA
HEADQUARTERS
SEOG WON PARK
PRESIDENT & CEO /
HEAD OF KOREA
HEADQUARTERS
YOUNG HA LEE
PRESIDENT & CEO /
DIGITAL APPLIANCE
COMPANY
SIMON KANG
PRESIDENT & CEO /
DIGITAL DISPLAY
COMPANY
BB HWANG
PRESIDENT & CEO /
DIGITAL MEDIA
COMPANY
SKOTT AHN
PRESIDENT & CEO /
MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
YONG NAM
VICE CHAIRMAN / CEO
DIRECTORS
DOHYUN JUNG
EXECUTIVE VP / CFO
YU-SIG KANG
VICE CHAIRMAN / CEO OF LG CORP.
OUTSIDE DIRECTORS
SUK-JEAN KANG
CHAIRMAN / CEO CONSULTING GROUP
IN-KI JOO
PROFESSOR / YONSEI UNIVERSITY
SUK-CHAE LEE
CONSULTANT / TAEPYUNGYANG LAWFIRM
SUNG-WON HONG
PRESIDENT / JEOLLANAMDO
INNOVATION AGENCY FOR STRATEGIC INDUSTRY