Hankook Tyre Europe has appointed Sanghoon Lee, COO and president, succeeding Han-Jun Kim, who will take on new responsibilities within the Group.
Sanghoon Lee was formerly COO at Hankook Tyre China and before that vice president of sales.
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“I am very much looking forward to my new role here at Hankook’s European headquarters,” said Lee. “Particularly as the automotive industry has traditionally been very strong here and Europe is one of our core markets, my tasks will now include further strengthening our company and driving forward digitisation.”
With predecessor, Han-Jun Kim, who managed the business in Europe from 2018, Hankook has continued its expansion by opening branches in Serbia and Austria.
Hankook is an original equipment partner for manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche in the car segment and MAN, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Scania and Schmitz-Cargobull in the van, bus and truck sectors.
The supplier has a European Research and Development Centre in Hanover, a factory in Rácalmás, Hungary and its own test capacities in Idiada, Spain and Ivalo, Finland.
