ROBIT PLC COMPANY RELEASE 15 July 2015 at 10.00 a.m.
JAMES MYOUNGSOO KWACK APPOINTED NEW CEO OF ROBIT KOREA LTD
James Myoungsoo Kwack, 52, B. Eng. (Metallurgical Engineering) has been appointed a new Chief Executive Officer of Robit Korea Ltd and a Vice President of Asia. The term for Mr. Kwack will officially commence from 1st of August 2015. However, he will already start familiarize himself with Robit operations in Korea and Asia during July.
James Kwack has graduated from the Dong-A University, South Korea. He has worked among others for ASEA, ABB, ABB Daimler Benz Transportation (ADTranz), BURAN Boiler JSC and DH Tech Korea. Mr. Kwack has worked over 15 years abroad during his career mainly in Sweden and Kazakhstan.
The current CEO of Robit Korea Ltd, Mr. Jukka Luoma will return as planned to Finland as a Group CFO starting from 1st of September 2015.
ROBIT PLC
Jussi Rautiainen, CEO
Harri Sjöholm, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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| Jussi Rautiainen, CEO | Harri Sjöholm, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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| jussi.rautiainen@robit.fi | harri.sjöholm@robit.fi |
Robit develops, manufactures, supplies and services drilling consumables for applications in tunnelling, geothermal heating and cooling, construction, and mining industries. The Company's products can be divided into top hammer drilling consumables used for rock drilling and DTH (down-the-hole) drilling consumables used for ground drilling. The Company has sales companies in Finland, South Korea, the United States, Russia and South Africa, as well as a sales office in China as well as distribution network with approximately 160 distributors. Robit's products are sold to over 100 countries. The Company has production in Finland and South Korea.
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