Key Executives
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John RimPresident & CEO
John Rim is President & CEO at Samsung Biologics.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2018, Mr. Rim worked for Genentech/Roche in a variety of senior global leadership roles in Technical Operations, Product Development, and Research and Development in the US and Europe.
Mr. Rim has also held senior leadership roles with Astellas Pharmaceuticals in General Management, Sales & Marketing, Technical Operations, Customer Service, Business Development, and Strategic Planning.
Mr. Rim has over 30 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and began his career as a management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton consulting to pharmaceutical companies in the US and Europe.
Mr. Rim holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. -
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James ChoiExecutive Vice President
James Choi is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Sales Support Center.Mr. Choi has over 33 years of senior leadership experience in the healthcare and informatics industries in various roles including information technology and security, customer service, and operations.
Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2014, Mr. Choi was CIO at Beckman Coulter's Clinical Diagnostics and Life Sciences businesses, CIO and CTO at Altegrity, and Senior Director of Information Systems, Customer Services eBusiness Technology, and Site Planning at Philips Healthcare.
Mr. Choi holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Irvine and an MBA from the University of Southern California. -
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Pierre CatignolExecutive Vice President
Pierre Catignol is Executive Vice President and Head of Manufacturing Center.Mr. Catignol has over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industry.
Prior to joining Samsung Biologics, Mr. Catignol began his career at Sanofi-Pasteur in 1995, and extended his career in StALLERGENES AND VIRBAC as Head of Operations & Supply site and Operations & Quality respectively.
His recent leadership role was at Lonza as Head of Portsmouth site.
Mr. Catignol holds a master's degree for General Engineering at ECAM university.
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Kun Lo, Ph.D.Executive Vice President
Dr. Kun Lo is Executive Vice President and Head of EPCV Center responsible for construction and operation of new plants.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2020, Dr. Lo held various management positions in Engineering and New Business.
Dr. Lo began his career with Samsung General Chemicals in 1992, then developed chemical products and managed manufacturing for 18 years in Samsung Total Petrochemical. In 2013, Dr. Lo advanced through Engineering expertise as a manager of Engineering Support Team and Process Design in Samsung Engineering.
Dr. Lo assumed responsibilities for planning global business as a New Business Team Leader and Head of US corporation in Samsung Engineering.
Dr. Lo holds a doctor’s degree from Seoul National University in Chemical Engineering. -
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Sam MachourExecutive Vice President & CQO
Sam Machour is Executive Vice President and Chief Quality Officer in charge of Quality, Regulatory and Compliance.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2019, Mr. Machour spent more than 32 years supporting MedTech, bioscience and biopharmaceutical companies achieve business operational excellence and gain leadership in the areas of Research & Development, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and product commercialization.
Mr. Machour served at several big pharma including Pfizer, GSK and J&J and held global leadership roles at Lonza as its Vice-President and Global Head for Quality and Regulatory and member of the Biologics Executive Committee and at Becton Dickinson as the Global Vice-President of Quality Operations, in charge of Quality, Regulatory and Compliance.
Mr. Machour is Director of Executives Without Borders, is a member of the Africa CDC Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) and is the Vice-Chair, in Korea, of the George Mason University Advisory Committee, helping improve the delivery of education. -
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Namjin ChungExecutive Vice President & CSO
Namjin Chung is Executive Vice President and Head of Bio R&D Center.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2022, Dr. Chung had 28 years of experience in drug discovery and development in diverse R&D settings.
Since 2000, Dr. Chung has worked at MIT, Merck, BMS, Abbvie, UCSF, and Vesalius.
Dr. Chung has experience in CRISPR genome editing, functional genetics, human genetics, high-throughput screening, viral and non-viral delivery, iPSC models, and platform development for computer biology.
Dr. Chung is an accomplished drug discovery project leader in areas of cancer, immunology, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, metabolic, and infectious diseases through more than 20 program launches and transitions.
Dr. Chung received his PhD. and Master’s Degree from Duke University, and Bachelor’s Degree from Korea University.
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Jahoon KangVice President
Jahoon Kang is Vice President and Head of CDO Development Center.Ms. Kang has over 25 years of experience in clinical research and development in the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries.
Ms. Kang began her career at Chong Kun Dang in 1999 as a Clinical Research Associate, then transitioned to Novartis, overseeing clinical operations in Korea and also clinical projects in Switzerland headquarters.
Ms. Kang expanded her career at Hanmi Science in 2015 as Vice President for Clinical Research and Development division, and co-founded Lumebio in 2019. -
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Dongjoong KimExecutive Vice President & CFO
Dongjoong Kim is Executive Vice President and Managing Director in charge of the Business Support Center.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2014, Mr. Kim held various corporate planning and managerial leadership positions for Samsung Electronics.
Mr. Kim began his career with Samsung in 1988. Mr. Kim led the Corporate Management and Administration of Samsung Electronics from 2002 to 2014. -
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Yong ParkVice President & CHRO
Yong Park is Vice President and Head of HR Support Center.Mr. Park has over 25 years of experience in managing human resources.
Prior to joining Samsung Biologics, Mr. Park began his career at Samsung Electronics as HR manager for the headquarters, and expanded his experience at Samsung Electronics by overseeing HR team for Western Asia and North America.
Mr. Park holds an MBA from Purdue University.
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Sangwon SeoVice President
Sangwon Seo is Vice President and Head of Business Strategy.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics in 2011, Mr. Seo was at Samsung Electronics.
Mr. Seo acquired a M.S. in Bioengineering from POSTECH. -
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Doyoung HeoVice President
Doyoung Heo is Vice President and Head of Finance.Mr. Heo transitioned to Samsung Biologics from Samsung Electronics.
Mr. Heo holds a bachelor degree in business management at Korea University and acquired an MBA from the University of Indiana. -
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Christina KimVice President
Christina Kim is Vice President and Head of Business Development Team.Prior to joining Samsung Biologics, Ms. Kim spent over 26 years in strategic planning and business development for Life sciences and diagnostics organizations.
Ms. Kim has also held senior leadership roles in Danaher as a Business executive with extensive global experience in medium-to-large healthcare companies, including significant involvement in M&A, business integration, and organizational restructuring.
Ms. Kim holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a master’s degree from St. John's University.
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Heekyun LimVice President
Heekyun Lim is Vice President and Head of Business Consulting Team.Mr. Lim has over 20 years of experience with extensive expertise in strategic management and bio research for Samsung Electronics.
Mr. Lim holds a master’s degree for life sciences from Pohang University of Science and Technology. -
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Hyungwoo MoonVice President
Hyungwoo Moon is Vice President and Head of Legal Compliance Team.Mr. Moon began his career at Yang Hyun law firm in Korea in 2006, specializing in M&A and Fair Trade Act.
Mr. Moon holds a law degree and master’s degree for law from Seoul National University.