CEO
SUNGWOO HWANG
President and CEO of Samsung SDS
After spending years as a research fellow at NEC in Japan and a professor of electrical engineering at Korea University, Sung-woo Hwang joined the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) in 2012 and built his career focusing on technology development until 2020. During his time as Deputy President, President of the SAIT, he was especially successful in key technology research & business development with his distinctive methodology and leadership, contributing to finding the next growth engine.
Since 2020, he has been leading Samsung SDS as President and CEO to transform the company into a global tech company by advancing its technologies and building future technology capabilities.
CEO Profile
Professional Experience
- 2020
President of Samsung SDS
- 2020
President of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Fellow of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology - 2017
Deputy President (EVP) of SAIT
- 2015
Head (SVP), Device & System Research Center, SAIT
- 2012
Manager (SVP) of Device Lab.,
Nano-electronics Lab., Frontier Research Lab., SAIT - 1995
Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Univ., Korea
- 1993
Research Fellow, NEC, Japan
Education
- 1993
Ph. D. Electrical Engineering Princeton University, U. S. A.
- 1987
MS Electronics Engineering Seoul National University, Korea
- 1985
BS (summa cum laude) Electronics Engineering Seoul National University, Korea
Awards
- 2020
The Order of Science and Technology Merit
- 2016
Korean Government Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy Prize
