Mr. B.B. Hwang has been the man behind LG's high-tech business and core technologies for almost three decades.
Since he joined the then GoldStar Central R&D Center in 1977 as a researcher, Mr. Hwang has contributed to LG's research and development efforts, which eventually led the company to its current success.
Mr. Hwang became the general manager of LG's PC division after working in the Information Technology R&D Center in Silicon Valley and serving as the Chief Researcher in LG's PC Division.
In 2003, Mr. Hwang was made Executive Vice President of the Information Technology Business Unit, which later became LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. In the business unit, he was initially responsible for overseeing the business development division and later the CDMA division. His most recent role in the IT Business Unit was Executive Vice President of the European Division.
As President and CEO of LG Electronics Digital Media Company, which holds top global market share in three product categories, Mr. Hwang is focusing on the development of new core technologies while maintaining the market leadership of existing products.
Mr. Hwang earned his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Seoul National University