Doosan Machine Tools America names CEO

Doosan Machine Tools America, Pine Brook, N.J., has promoted James Kim to the role of CEO of its North American operations. Kim has spent the past 37 years at Doosan in a variety of roles.

“I am honoured to be recognized for nearly four decades of faithful service, and I greatly look forward to promoting the incredible technology Doosan has to offer,” he said.

Kim has served Doosan Machine Tools America for the past 18 years. Before that he was based in Doosan’s South Korea headquarters as marketing team leader for the machine tool business group of Daewoo Heavy Industries. In his time in the U.S., he has had many roles, including sales management director, vice-president of strategy and planning, and corporate secretary, which also was a vice-president role.