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President and CEO of Hanwha Ocean
Kim Hee-cheul
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Last Updated on Sep 21, 2026
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President and CEO of Hanwha Ocean
Life Summary
Kim Hee-cheul is president and CEO of Hanwha Ocean.
He is maintaining the competitiveness of the commercial ship business while expanding the scale of the naval and offshore plant businesses. He is seeking opportunities from the opening of the U.S. naval ship market and shipbuilding cooperation between South Korea and the United States.
He was born in Daegu on October 10, 1964.
He graduated from Seonggwang High School in Daegu and Seoul National University with a degree in chemical engineering. He earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Seoul National University and completed an MBA program at Washington University in St. Louis in the United States.
He joined Hanwha Group and was appointed CEO of Hanwha Qcells in 2012.
He led the chemical, materials and solar businesses as CEO of Hanwha SolarOne, Hanwha General Chemical, Hanwha Total, Hanwha Impact and the holding company division of Hanwha Energy.
He was appointed CEO of Hanwha Ocean in 2024.
As one of Hanwha Group's leading strategy experts, he led the "big deal" between Hanwha Group and Samsung Group.
He is a general member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
He is maintaining the competitiveness of the commercial ship business while expanding the scale of the naval and offshore plant businesses. He is seeking opportunities from the opening of the U.S. naval ship market and shipbuilding cooperation between South Korea and the United States.
He was born in Daegu on October 10, 1964.
He graduated from Seonggwang High School in Daegu and Seoul National University with a degree in chemical engineering. He earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Seoul National University and completed an MBA program at Washington University in St. Louis in the United States.
He joined Hanwha Group and was appointed CEO of Hanwha Qcells in 2012.
He led the chemical, materials and solar businesses as CEO of Hanwha SolarOne, Hanwha General Chemical, Hanwha Total, Hanwha Impact and the holding company division of Hanwha Energy.
He was appointed CEO of Hanwha Ocean in 2024.
As one of Hanwha Group's leading strategy experts, he led the "big deal" between Hanwha Group and Samsung Group.
He is a general member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.