LG Appoints Chief Human Resources Officer

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2008-05-23 11:05

Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, announced today that the company appointed Reginald J. Bull as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO), an Executive Vice President-level position.

Mr. Bull will direct all aspects of raising LG’s HR policies and systems up to global standards. His role includes exploring and recruiting local best-in-class talent with managerial potential as well as effectively managing resources to support the company’s global business by nurturing human resource capabilities and staff.

Mr. Bull will also improve and strengthen LG’s unified HR system, featuring integrated HR data management, consolidated grading systems and a common criteria evaluation system for all of the company’s 82,000 employees worldwide.

Mr. Bull was formerly Senior Vice President of Unilever’s Global Human Resources Transformation, which evaluated its employees’ capabilities and positioned them appropriately within the organization to create top performance. He has more than 25 years of experience in Unilever’s HR department. During this time, he dealt with more than 100 subsidiaries and 240,000 employees worldwide. Unilever was known for its localization management policy, which focused on local talent and policies to create better results in each market.

Mr. Bull was born in the United Kingdom and holds a bachelor’s degree in Literature and Philosophy from Bradford University (UK).

As a part of LG’s efforts to enhance its position as a global brand and boost performance, the company has been filling C-suite positions with non-Korean global leaders who are overseeing marketing, supply chain and procurement. Last year, the company appointed Dermot Boden from Pfizer, as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Thomas K. Linton from IBM as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and Didier Chenneveau from Hewlett-Packard as Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO).

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About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing more than 82,000 people working in 114 operations including 82 subsidiaries around the world. With 2007 global sales of USD 44 billion, LG is comprised of four business units - Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. LG is the world’s leading producer of mobile handsets, flat panel TVs, air conditioners, front-loading washing machines, optical storage products, DVD players and home theater systems. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.

LG Electronics 개요
LG Electronics Inc., (KSE: 06657.KS) is the leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications. The company has more than 72,000 employees working in 77 subsidiaries and marketing units around the world. LG Electronics is the world’s largest producer of CDMA handsets, residential air conditioners, optical storage devices and home theatre systems. With total revenue of more than USD 35 billion (consolidated USD 45 billion), LG Electronics is comprised of four business units: Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.

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