Life Summary
Koo Bon-kyu is the CEO of LS Marine Solution and concurrently serves as CEO of LS Cable & System, its parent company.

He is leading the transformation of LS from a traditional manufacturing-centered group into an “energy and infrastructure-focused technology group.”

Born on September 6, 1979, he is the eldest son of Koo Ja-yeop, Chairman of LS Cable & System.

He graduated from Sejong High School in Seoul and earned a degree in Business Administration from Purdue University in the United States. He also completed an MBA program at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.

After joining LS Cable & System’s U.S. subsidiary, he held executive positions at LS Electric and LS Mtron before being appointed CEO of LS Cable & System in 2022.

In 2024, he was also named CEO of LS Marine Solution, establishing a dual leadership structure with LS Cable & System.

He is the grandson of Honorary Chairman Koo Tae-hoe and a third-generation member of the LG founding family.

Koo is regarded as a key figure in the group’s future succession and leadership transition.

He pursues a form of ownership characterized by global market-oriented professional management.

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