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CEO of HVM
Moon Seung-ho
Localization Gains in Space Aerospace Materials, Aiming to Be a Core Space Supplier
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Last Updated on Jan 28, 2026
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CEO of HVM
Life Summary
Moon Seung-ho is the CEO of HVM.
Based on advanced metal manufacturing technologies for the space and aerospace industries, he aims to position the company as a core supplier in the space and aerospace ecosystem.
He was born in June 1967.
He graduated from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at Inha University. He earned both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in metallurgical engineering from Seoul National University’s graduate school.
He worked as a researcher and later as a research institute director at the Seoul National University Inter-University Research Center for Advanced Materials and at Kista, a Korea–Sweden joint venture robotics research institute.
In 2003, he founded Korea Vacuum Metallurgy, now known as HVM.
The company is a partner supplying ultra-high-purity special metal materials to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Its related technologies were also used in Korea’s space launch vehicle, Nuri.
Coming from a research background, he focuses on technology-driven management.
#MoonSeungho #HVM #advancedmetals #aerospaceindustry #spaceindustry #specialmetals #SpaceXsupplier #NuriRocket #technologydriven #Koreanaerospace
Based on advanced metal manufacturing technologies for the space and aerospace industries, he aims to position the company as a core supplier in the space and aerospace ecosystem.
He was born in June 1967.
He graduated from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at Inha University. He earned both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in metallurgical engineering from Seoul National University’s graduate school.
He worked as a researcher and later as a research institute director at the Seoul National University Inter-University Research Center for Advanced Materials and at Kista, a Korea–Sweden joint venture robotics research institute.
In 2003, he founded Korea Vacuum Metallurgy, now known as HVM.
The company is a partner supplying ultra-high-purity special metal materials to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Its related technologies were also used in Korea’s space launch vehicle, Nuri.
Coming from a research background, he focuses on technology-driven management.
#MoonSeungho #HVM #advancedmetals #aerospaceindustry #spaceindustry #specialmetals #SpaceXsupplier #NuriRocket #technologydriven #Koreanaerospace