Samsung Electronics Company Limited has appointed B.D. Park as the president and CEO of Samsung South West Asia Operations and managing director, Samsung India Electronics Limited.
Park, who was director, mobile and IT at Samsung India succeeds Jung Soo Shin who was president & CEO for Samsung South West Asia from February 2009 till date.
In his role as President & CEO of Samsung South West Asia regional headquarters, Park will oversee the operations of Samsung India Electronics Limited; Samsung India Software Operations (SISO), Samsung?s R & D centre at Bangalore; Samsung India software center and SEL India, Samsung?s R&D centers at Noida as well as the company?s operations in the SAARC Region.
Park brings with him over 28 years of work experience at Samsung, having started his career with Samsung Electro Mechanics Company Limited in 1983. He joined Samsung Electronics Company Limited in 1991 and has worked in the Overseas Marketing Planning Group in Korea; Samsung Latin America RHQ and was the Head of the Company?s subsidiary at Chile.
He became the Director of the Mobile Export team in 2001 and became the Head of South East Asia /South West Asia/Middle East Marketing Group in Global Mobile Business in 2004.
He came to India as the head of the mobile and IT division in 2008.
