[Profile] Kyung Kye-hyun, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics and Head of the DS Division

Kyung Kye-hyun, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics and Head of the DS Division

Kyeong Gye-hyun, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics and Head of the DS Division, is an expert in semiconductor design. He has led memory semiconductor development at Samsung Electronics by serving as head of DRAM design, Flash development, and Solution development.

Since 2020, he has served as CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, enhancing MLCC (Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor) technology competitiveness and driving record-high performance, earning recognition for his management capabilities. With this appointment, Kyeong Gye-hyun, newly appointed as Head of Samsung Electronics' DS Division, is expected to promote innovation across the entire components business through technological leadership in the semiconductor sector.

△ Born in 1963 △ B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Control and Instrumentation Engineering from Seoul National University

△ Major Career

- Jan 2020 ~ Present CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics

- Dec 2018 ~ Jan 2020 Head of Solution Development, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics

- Dec 2015 ~ Dec 2018 Head of Flash Development, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics

- Dec 2011 ~ Dec 2015 Head of Flash Design Team, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics

- Jul 2009 ~ Dec 2011 Flash Design Team, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics

- Apr 1994 ~ Jul 2009 DRAM Design Team, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics

- Dec 1988 ~ Apr 1994 Academic Training (Ph.D., Seoul National University), Samsung Electronics