
New CEO Ryu Sung-soo /Courtesy of SK hynix America
Korean chip big SK hynix has appointed Vice President Ryu Sung-soo as the brand new CEO of its U.S. unit, SK hynix America.
Ryu succeeded Kim Ju-seon, who had led SK hynix America for the previous 4 years, in response to the corporate by means of social media on Sunday (KST).
„Ryu has performed a pivotal function in advancing reminiscence and semiconductor options, driving groundbreaking improvements in excessive bandwidth reminiscence (HBM) expertise and DRAM product planning,“ SK hynix America mentioned in a LinkedIn submit.
„We’re assured that he can be an distinctive chief, guiding us into an thrilling new chapter for SK hynix America.“
Since his promotion in 2019, Ryu had been main world gross sales and advertising and marketing of HBM enterprise.
SK hynix America, situated in San Jose, Silicon Valley, serves as a crucial communication hub between SK hynix and its U.S. clients.
In the meantime, SK hynix posted a record-breaking efficiency in 2024, attaining 66.2 trillion received ($46.2 billion) in gross sales and 23.5 trillion received in working revenue, pushed by strong gross sales of HBM merchandise amid the continuing synthetic intelligence (AI) increase. (Yonhap)