RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (April 15, 2009)—Jong Ho Kim has been named CEO and president of Seoul, South Korea-based Kumho Tire Co. Ltd.
After joining Kumho Tire Co. in 1976, Kim has held a number of sales and marketing positions with the company. Those include a nine-year stint in the U.S. as a general manager, managing director and as vice president of sales for Rancho Cucamonga-based Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. before his promotion to executive vice president of sales and marketing for Kumho Tire Co. Ltd.