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CEO & Chairman
Ahn Young-Koo
Automotive Automatic Transmission Key Component Top Domestic Entrepreneur, Hydrogen Vehicle Parts New Business Focus
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Last Updated on Oct 16, 2024
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CEO & Chairman
Life Summary
Ahn Young-Koo is the Chairman and CEO of UNICK.
He is the founder of UNICK, the No. 1 company in Korea and No. 3 globally for solenoid valves, a key component of automatic transmissions for automobiles.
He was born on February 20, 1947, in Seoul.
He graduated from Gyeonggi High School in Seoul and the Department of Industrial Education at Seoul National University.
In 1971, he founded Jeokgo, a watch company that was the predecessor of UNICK. He was the first to localize small watches powered by AAA batteries and expanded the business to include car clocks and cigarette lighters.
In 1992, he developed Korea's first solenoid valve for 4-speed automatic transmissions, and in 2010, he successfully mass-produced the solenoid valve for 8-speed automatic transmissions, the second in the world to do so.
He views hydrogen vehicle parts, including valve modules for supplying and regulating hydrogen in hydrogen fuel cell stacks, as a future growth driver for UNICK.
He is the founder of UNICK, the No. 1 company in Korea and No. 3 globally for solenoid valves, a key component of automatic transmissions for automobiles.
He was born on February 20, 1947, in Seoul.
He graduated from Gyeonggi High School in Seoul and the Department of Industrial Education at Seoul National University.
In 1971, he founded Jeokgo, a watch company that was the predecessor of UNICK. He was the first to localize small watches powered by AAA batteries and expanded the business to include car clocks and cigarette lighters.
In 1992, he developed Korea's first solenoid valve for 4-speed automatic transmissions, and in 2010, he successfully mass-produced the solenoid valve for 8-speed automatic transmissions, the second in the world to do so.
He views hydrogen vehicle parts, including valve modules for supplying and regulating hydrogen in hydrogen fuel cell stacks, as a future growth driver for UNICK.