Today, Korean electronics company LG announced that its CEO, Nam Yong, would be stepping down; Mr. Yong was appointed to the position in 2007. Media outlets are reporting that a major factor in the firing was “declining mobile phone sales.” Yong will be succeeded by 59-year old Koo Bon-joon. Currently, Bon-joon is the head of the LG’s trading firm, LG International.
LG CEO fired due to poor performance in mobile
Updated 4 years ago
Published Sep 17th, 2010 2:20PM EDT
