Kumho Tyre UK has a new Managing Director. He is Keon Park, 48, who has held a variety of senior roles within the Kumho group since joining in 1995.
Married with three children, Park has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry and an MBA, for which he majored in human management. He includes rock climbing and reading among his interests.
Keon Park succeeds Myong Joong (Tino) Choi, who returns to Kumho’s Korean HQ after heading up the UK operation for the last five years.
Park’s early years with Kumho were devoted to labour management. He then worked in the field of product quality, before spending five years in Europe as a technical engineer with responsibility for 15 countries in southern and eastern Europe. Between 2010 and 2013 he worked as a technology team leader on Original Equipment business in Korea and China – this was a period of rapid growth in automobile sales, during which he strived to improve OE technology and sales. His time from 2014 until his latest appointment was spent as a sales team leader for OE business in the same region.
Said Park: “I will use my experience in management and technology to help develop Kumho’s strong brand image in the UK and Ireland with both our tyre industry partners and the driving public.”
For further information on Kumho and/or its products for passenger cars, SUVs, and trucks see www.kumhotyre.co.uk.
