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CEO-designate of SK ecoplant
Kim Young-sik
Driving SK hynix’s HBM Success, Transforming SK ecoplant
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Last Updated on Dec 15, 2025
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CEO-designate of SK ecoplant
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Kim Young-sik is the CEO-designate of SK ecoplant.
He was born on December 7, 1967.
He has been given the task of transforming SK ecoplant from a construction company into a comprehensive semiconductor services company.
He graduated from the Department of Physics at Yonsei University.
He joined Hynix and worked in DRAM and advanced process development at the Hynix Research Center, later serving as Head of the Icheon FAB at SK hynix, Head of Manufacturing Technology at SK hynix, and Head of Mass Production.
He was named CEO-designate of SK ecoplant in SK Group’s year-end personnel appointments for 2025.
He contributed to establishing the mass-production system for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which drove SK hynix’s highest-ever performance.
He is considered the top semiconductor process expert within SK Group.
#KimYoungSik #SKecoplant #semiconductor #HBM #SKhynix #manufacturing #FAB #KoreaTech #leadership #career
He was born on December 7, 1967.
He has been given the task of transforming SK ecoplant from a construction company into a comprehensive semiconductor services company.
He graduated from the Department of Physics at Yonsei University.
He joined Hynix and worked in DRAM and advanced process development at the Hynix Research Center, later serving as Head of the Icheon FAB at SK hynix, Head of Manufacturing Technology at SK hynix, and Head of Mass Production.
He was named CEO-designate of SK ecoplant in SK Group’s year-end personnel appointments for 2025.
He contributed to establishing the mass-production system for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which drove SK hynix’s highest-ever performance.
He is considered the top semiconductor process expert within SK Group.
#KimYoungSik #SKecoplant #semiconductor #HBM #SKhynix #manufacturing #FAB #KoreaTech #leadership #career
- Life Summary
- Career Highlights & Challenges
- · SK ecoplant CEO AppointmentKim Young-sik was named CEO of SK ecoplant in SK Group’s year-end personnel appointments for 2025.
- · SK ecoplant Sees Gains from Semiconductor Subsidiary IntegrationSK ecoplant is seeing improved performance thanks to the integration of its semiconductor subsidiaries.
- · SK hynix Continues Record-Breaking PerformanceSK hynix has been setting new all-time performance records since 2024.
- · SK Oceanplant Sale Faces ObstaclesThe sale of SK Oceanplant by SK ecoplant is encountering significant difficulties.
- · SK ecoplant Races to Prepare for IPOKim Young-sik must also accelerate preparations for SK ecoplant’s initial public offering (IPO). SK ecoplant has been pursuing an IPO since 2022.
- · Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Launch and ConstructionSK hynix is pushing ahead with building the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing complex in Yongin.
- · SK hynix Safety Chief Overseeing Workplace SafetyKim Young-sik served as Chief Safety Officer (CSO) at SK hynix, working to strengthen the company’s safety systems.
- · SK hynix Carbon Management Chair Leading Net-Zero EffortsKim Young-sik led SK hynix’s net-zero initiatives as Chair of the Carbon Management Committee. Net zero refers to reducing the net emissions of all greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, to zero.
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- Notable Incidents & Legal Affairs
- - SK ecoplant Hit with Six-Month Business SuspensionSK ecoplant received a six-month business suspension following a bridge collapse accident in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province in April 2024.
- - SK ecoplant Found Grossly Negligent in Subsidiary Revenue OverstatementSK ecoplant was judged to have committed gross negligence in violating accounting standards for one of its subsidiaries.
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