Leadership
Suhwan Kim - President and Chief Executive Officer
Suhwan Kim is a President and Chief Executive Officer of Gwanak Analog where he became President and CEO since 2018.
In addition to his role at Gwanak Analog, Dr. Kim is a professor at Seoul National University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2004 to present. Also, Dr. Kim has been Chair of Department of System Semiconductor Engineering for AI from 2020 to present.
Previously Dr. Kim was a Research Staff Member of IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. He started his carrier as a research engineer of LG Electronics Institute of Technology in Korea. He holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Seoungok Bae - Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Seoungok Bae, Ph.D, is a Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Gwanak Analog responsible for the R&D group. Dr. Bae joined the Company in 2020 with more than 30 years of in-depth experience in circuit designs.
Prior to joining Gwanak Analog, Dr. Bae was CEO of Glovane and CEO of Nexilion where the company had successfully listed in Korea Stock market. He also had number of R&D management role at LG Electronics. He holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from KAIST, Korea.
Kent Chon - Vice President and Chief Business Officer
Kent Chon is a Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Gwanak Analog responsible for the sales, marketing, product, operations and G&A functions. Kent has more than 30 years of in-depth experience in marketing, product management and P&L leadership roles serving automotive, industrial and consumer customers.
Prior to joining Gwanak Analog, Kent held various senior sales management positions at Tektronix, Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor and Intersil. These positions include Regional President, President of Korea, Vice President of Asia Pacific and Japan Sales, and Vice President of Business Development. Most recently he was the Regional President of Tektronix Japan and Korea based in Japan where he successfully accelerated the business growth through strategic design wins and market share gain. Kent holds a BSEE degree from Washington State University, an MBA from University of Phoenix.