South Korean businessman; chairman and CEO of LG Corp.
| Life | 1978 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 능성 구씨 |
Koo Kwang-mo (具光謨, b. 1978) of the Neungseong Gu clan is a South Korean businessman. He studied computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology, joined LG Electronics in 2006, and became chairman and CEO of LG Corp. in June 2018, leading the group today.
Koo Kwang-mo (具光謨) was born in Seoul in January 1978. He is known to have graduated from Gyeongbok Elementary, Bongeun Middle and Yeongdong High School, and to have earned a bachelor's degree in computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States. He is reported to have entered a Stanford business school program but left before completing it.
He joined the finance department of LG Electronics in 2006 and, after returning to LG Electronics in 2009, is known to have worked in roles including its US subsidiary. He then served as a general manager of LG Corp.'s synergy team and, promoted to executive director in 2016, headed the ID business division of LG Electronics' B2B unit. He was adopted by Chairman Koo Bon-moo in 2004.
He took office as chairman and CEO of LG Corp. on June 29, 2018, succeeding Chairman Koo Bon-moo, who had died that May.
Since taking office he is known to have expanded into new businesses such as artificial intelligence, robotics, automotive electronics and EV batteries, while divesting certain operations. Examples cited are the 2018 restructuring of LG Display's LCD business and the January 2021 announcement of the exit from LG Electronics' mobile phone business. He is reported to have become owner of the LG Twins baseball club in 2019.