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CEO of LG Chem
Kim Dong-chun
Advanced Materials Veteran Tackles Petrochemical Industry Crisis [2026]
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Last Updated on Apr 3, 2026
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CEO of LG Chem
Life Summary
Kim Dong-chun is the CEO of LG Chem.
He is striving to overcome the industry crisis by restructuring naphtha cracking center (NCC) operations and reorganizing the business portfolio to strengthen specialty businesses.
He was born in January 1968.
He graduated from Jeju National University High School Affiliated to the College of Education and the Department of Industrial Chemistry at Hanyang University.
He completed an MBA program at the University of Washington Graduate School of Business.
He joined LG Chem and worked in management strategy and new business development. After a brief period in the LG Synergy Team, he returned to LG Chem as head of the High-Performance Materials Business Division.
He served as executive director in charge of the semiconductor materials business, executive vice president of the IT Materials Business Division, and executive vice president of the Electronic Materials Business Division, before being promoted to vice president and head of the Advanced Materials Business Division.
In 2025, he was appointed CEO of LG Chem.
#LGchem #petrochemical #NCC #specialtymaterials #businessstrategy #corporaterestructuring #advancedmaterials #semiconductormaterials #Koreanceo #chemicalindustry
He is striving to overcome the industry crisis by restructuring naphtha cracking center (NCC) operations and reorganizing the business portfolio to strengthen specialty businesses.
He was born in January 1968.
He graduated from Jeju National University High School Affiliated to the College of Education and the Department of Industrial Chemistry at Hanyang University.
He completed an MBA program at the University of Washington Graduate School of Business.
He joined LG Chem and worked in management strategy and new business development. After a brief period in the LG Synergy Team, he returned to LG Chem as head of the High-Performance Materials Business Division.
He served as executive director in charge of the semiconductor materials business, executive vice president of the IT Materials Business Division, and executive vice president of the Electronic Materials Business Division, before being promoted to vice president and head of the Advanced Materials Business Division.
In 2025, he was appointed CEO of LG Chem.
#LGchem #petrochemical #NCC #specialtymaterials #businessstrategy #corporaterestructuring #advancedmaterials #semiconductormaterials #Koreanceo #chemicalindustry