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President and CEO of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment
Choi Cheol-gon
Expert with Samsung, Volvo, Doosan Leads HD Hyundai Construction Merger
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Last Updated on Jul 16, 2025
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President and CEO of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment
Life Summary
Choi Cheol-gon is President and CEO of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment.
He is currently overseeing the merger of HD Hyundai Infracore to fundamentally strengthen the competitiveness of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment. He has set a goal to achieve KRW 15 trillion (US$10.8 billion) in annual sales by 2030, placing the company among global top-tier levels.
He was born on April 17, 1960, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from Busan Mechanical Technical High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Korea National Open University. He also obtained both master's and doctoral degrees in Business Administration from Changwon National University.
He started his career at Samsung Heavy Industries.
After working at Volvo Construction Equipment Group and Doosan Infracore, he joined Hyundai Construction Equipment (now HD Hyundai Construction Equipment) as Vice President.
In 2022, he was promoted to President upon appointment as CEO.
Every week, he visits the Ulsan factory to inspect the site and actively communicates with employees.
#HDHyundaiConstructionEquipment #ChoiCheolgon #HyundaiInfracore #Merger #GlobalExpansion #ConstructionMachinery #CEOLeadership #CorporateStrategy #UlsanFactory #SalesGoal
He is currently overseeing the merger of HD Hyundai Infracore to fundamentally strengthen the competitiveness of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment. He has set a goal to achieve KRW 15 trillion (US$10.8 billion) in annual sales by 2030, placing the company among global top-tier levels.
He was born on April 17, 1960, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from Busan Mechanical Technical High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Korea National Open University. He also obtained both master's and doctoral degrees in Business Administration from Changwon National University.
He started his career at Samsung Heavy Industries.
After working at Volvo Construction Equipment Group and Doosan Infracore, he joined Hyundai Construction Equipment (now HD Hyundai Construction Equipment) as Vice President.
In 2022, he was promoted to President upon appointment as CEO.
Every week, he visits the Ulsan factory to inspect the site and actively communicates with employees.
#HDHyundaiConstructionEquipment #ChoiCheolgon #HyundaiInfracore #Merger #GlobalExpansion #ConstructionMachinery #CEOLeadership #CorporateStrategy #UlsanFactory #SalesGoal