Nam K. Woo
President and CEO / China
Nam K. Woo, President and CEO of LG Electronics China Headquarters, is recognized as "a man of exceptional insight" in the industry. He played a pivotal role in positioning LG Electronics as the top global digital electronics brand by taking maximum advantage of the digital revolution and globalization of the late 90's and early 2000's. Previously, he held key sales and marketing positions in LG Electronics both within Korea and in the United States and the experience made him "the man behind LG's great success."
As President and CEO of LG Electronics Digital Display and Media Company from 1999 to 2004, Nam K. Woo led the transformation of LG Electronics into a global digital electronics brand from a Korean consumer electronics maker. During his presidency, the company concentrated efforts in excelling in flat-panel plasma, liquid-crystal displays, optical storage devices and digital television. The strategy was a success and it has provided sufficient momentum to accelerate the growth of the company, making it one of the biggest electronics giants in the world.
Nam K. Woo also served as President of LG Electronics North American operations and LG Electronics USA, Inc., from 1995-2000. When the company became the majority owner of Chicago-based Zenith Electronics Corporation, he served on Zenith's Board of Directors beginning in 1995 and as Chief Operating Officer in 1997.
From 1990 to 1995, Nam K. Woo acted as a pioneering business executive as President of European Operations. He established LG Electronics as one of the first global companies to successfully conduct business in formerly-Communist Eastern-bloc countries, while expanding business activities in Western Europe.
Nam W. Woo was honored by the Korean government with the Golden Tower Order of Industrial Service merit award in 2003, the highest honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the Korean electronics industry. Other honors include the Korean Management Association's New Millennium Award in 2000 and the Vietnamese government's Labor Decoration in 2001.
Before assuming his current role, Nam W. Woo served as Visiting Scholar at Columbia University's School of Business, New York City, and at the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. His role as guest lecturer, researcher and adjunct professor is built on his three decades of global management experience and high-tech expertise.
Nam W. Woo earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Seoul National University and his master's in business administration from the same university. His passions include wine, golf and, of course, technology. He and his wife, Sunshine, have two grown children, a son and a daughter.
