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Chairman of Jahwa Electronics
Kim Sang-myeon
Built KRW 600 Billion Business Through Relentless Localization Drive, Accelerates Second-Generation Succession
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Last Updated on Apr 24, 2025
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Chairman of Jahwa Electronics
Life Summary
Kim Sang-myeon is the chairman and CEO of Jahwa Electronics. Together with his son, Kim Chan-yong, who serves as CEO and president, he leads the company under a co-CEO system.
He is focusing on securing new clients such as Apple in the United States and expanding production capacity.
He was born on February 10, 1946, in Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do.
He graduated from Cheongju Technical High School and earned a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Hanyang University.
He began his career at Poongsan Metal, then worked as a researcher at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and as a lecturer in the Department of Materials Engineering at Kyungpook National University before founding Jahwa Electronics in 1981.
He became chairman and CEO of Jahwa Electronics in 2012.
He is known as a workaholic who loves working so much that he is often called one. He prefers to be known as an engineer rather than a businessman.
He localized the PTC Thermistor, which had been entirely imported from Japan, using proprietary technology.
By leveraging core technology in the magnet field, he has continuously expanded the business and grown Jahwa Electronics into a company with KRW 600 billion (US$ 432.5 million) in revenue.
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He is focusing on securing new clients such as Apple in the United States and expanding production capacity.
He was born on February 10, 1946, in Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do.
He graduated from Cheongju Technical High School and earned a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Hanyang University.
He began his career at Poongsan Metal, then worked as a researcher at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and as a lecturer in the Department of Materials Engineering at Kyungpook National University before founding Jahwa Electronics in 1981.
He became chairman and CEO of Jahwa Electronics in 2012.
He is known as a workaholic who loves working so much that he is often called one. He prefers to be known as an engineer rather than a businessman.
He localized the PTC Thermistor, which had been entirely imported from Japan, using proprietary technology.
By leveraging core technology in the magnet field, he has continuously expanded the business and grown Jahwa Electronics into a company with KRW 600 billion (US$ 432.5 million) in revenue.
#KimSangmyeon #JahwaElectronics #Koreanbusinessleader #magnettechnology #PTCthermistor #localization #Applepartner #engineeringCEO #KRW600billion #Koreanindustryleader