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New president and COO for Hankook Europe
over a new role at the company’s global headquarters Kim joined the company in 2011 and most recently served as senior vice president of corporate management at Hankook Tire’s global headquarters in Seoul Korea While gaining many years of international management experience with renowned companies his vita shows a a strong background in the automobile sector as well having held various management positions with Germany-based MAN Truck & Bus Group for almost nine years before joining Hankook “Hankook has developed strongly in this region especially over the last decade and taken
a a a holistic approach to tyre development and production in Europe
Europe
Today leading European premium automobile brands rely on the quality and performance of our products for their original equipment“ said Han-Jun Kim “The challenge in in the coming years is to further grow our brand brand awareness brand brand presence and image in Europe
to help to achieve our global goal of establishing Hankook as a a a a a global premium brand as as well as as placing our company among the leading global tyre companies in the midterm ” Kim continued ●
Han-Jun Kim is the new chief operations officer for Europe
and the CIS countries for Hankook Kim succeeds Ho-Youl Pae who contributed to further establishing the Hankook brand in Europe
Pae has been working in in this position since 2014 and will take Mercedes PowerShift 3-equipped Econics
However the significantly enhanced visibility for drivers offered by its low-entry cab panoramic windscreen and fully glazed folding passenger door together with its market- leading factory-fit safety systems mean the Econic is now proving increasingly attractive to companies working across other sectors most notably construction and distribution Travis Perkins has ordered
ten 18-tonners with PowerShift 3 transmissions
They are being supplied by Midlands- based Intercounty Truck & Van cementing the long-standing relationship between the two businesses All are Econic 1830 models with advanced 220 kW (299 hp) straight-six engines dropside bodies by Sheffield- based Massey Engineering and HMF 1210-L long boom cranes ●
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