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CEO & Chairman of Amotech
Kim Pyung-kyu
Metallurgical PhD Founder Bets on MLCC Business as Future Growth Driver
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Last Updated on Aug 23, 2024
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CEO & Chairman of Amotech
Life Summary
Kim Pyung-kyu is the CEO, Chairman, and founder of Amotech.
He was born on September 24, 1956, in Seoul.
After graduating from Seoul High School, he earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Metallurgical Engineering (now the Department of Materials Science and Engineering) from Seoul National University.
After obtaining his Ph.D., he worked as the director of a metallurgical research institute. Driven by the ambition to establish a leading components company in South Korea, he founded Amotech in 1994.
Leveraging his background as a metallurgical researcher, Kim Pyung-kyu focused on material technology, building Amotech into one of the world's top three companies in the chip varistor industry, a key component for electrostatic discharge protection.
Amotech counts major global companies such as Samsung Electronics, Apple, and Motorola among its clients.
Kim Pyung-kyu is expanding Amotech's business by focusing on multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), which are used in electric vehicles and other products, as a new growth area. He has also set a goal of achieving KRW 1 trillion (approximately US$ 726.5 million) in sales.
#KimPyungKyu #Amotech #CEO #Founder #MetallurgicalEngineering #MaterialsScience #ChipVaristor #GlobalLeader #Samsung #Apple #Motorola #MLCC #ElectricVehicles #1TrillionWonGoal
He was born on September 24, 1956, in Seoul.
After graduating from Seoul High School, he earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Metallurgical Engineering (now the Department of Materials Science and Engineering) from Seoul National University.
After obtaining his Ph.D., he worked as the director of a metallurgical research institute. Driven by the ambition to establish a leading components company in South Korea, he founded Amotech in 1994.
Leveraging his background as a metallurgical researcher, Kim Pyung-kyu focused on material technology, building Amotech into one of the world's top three companies in the chip varistor industry, a key component for electrostatic discharge protection.
Amotech counts major global companies such as Samsung Electronics, Apple, and Motorola among its clients.
Kim Pyung-kyu is expanding Amotech's business by focusing on multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), which are used in electric vehicles and other products, as a new growth area. He has also set a goal of achieving KRW 1 trillion (approximately US$ 726.5 million) in sales.
#KimPyungKyu #Amotech #CEO #Founder #MetallurgicalEngineering #MaterialsScience #ChipVaristor #GlobalLeader #Samsung #Apple #Motorola #MLCC #ElectricVehicles #1TrillionWonGoal