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CEO and President of LS Marine Solution
Koo Bon-kyu
Leading LS Group’s Shift to an Energy-Infrastructure Tech Powerhouse
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Last Updated on Nov 7, 2025
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CEO and President of LS Marine Solution
Life Summary
Koo Bon-kyu is the CEO of LS Marine Solution and concurrently serves as CEO of LS Cable & System, its parent company.
He is leading the transformation of LS from a traditional manufacturing-centered group into an “energy and infrastructure-focused technology group.”
Born on September 6, 1979, he is the eldest son of Koo Ja-yeop, Chairman of LS Cable & System.
He graduated from Sejong High School in Seoul and earned a degree in Business Administration from Purdue University in the United States. He also completed an MBA program at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.
After joining LS Cable & System’s U.S. subsidiary, he held executive positions at LS Electric and LS Mtron before being appointed CEO of LS Cable & System in 2022.
In 2024, he was also named CEO of LS Marine Solution, establishing a dual leadership structure with LS Cable & System.
He is the grandson of Honorary Chairman Koo Tae-hoe and a third-generation member of the LG founding family.
Koo is regarded as a key figure in the group’s future succession and leadership transition.
He pursues a form of ownership characterized by global market-oriented professional management.
#LS #LSMarineSolution #LSCable #KooBonkyu #leadership #succession #energy #infrastructure #globalstrategy #Koreanbusiness
He is leading the transformation of LS from a traditional manufacturing-centered group into an “energy and infrastructure-focused technology group.”
Born on September 6, 1979, he is the eldest son of Koo Ja-yeop, Chairman of LS Cable & System.
He graduated from Sejong High School in Seoul and earned a degree in Business Administration from Purdue University in the United States. He also completed an MBA program at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.
After joining LS Cable & System’s U.S. subsidiary, he held executive positions at LS Electric and LS Mtron before being appointed CEO of LS Cable & System in 2022.
In 2024, he was also named CEO of LS Marine Solution, establishing a dual leadership structure with LS Cable & System.
He is the grandson of Honorary Chairman Koo Tae-hoe and a third-generation member of the LG founding family.
Koo is regarded as a key figure in the group’s future succession and leadership transition.
He pursues a form of ownership characterized by global market-oriented professional management.
#LS #LSMarineSolution #LSCable #KooBonkyu #leadership #succession #energy #infrastructure #globalstrategy #Koreanbusiness