South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), one of the world’s biggest shipbuilders and an offshore facilities contractor, has Park Jong-bong, executive vice president, to senior executive vice president, and appointed him as a new COO of its Offshore & Engineering Division.
Park who has taken over from Kim Jong-do, the former COO, is a 34-year veteran in the offshore engineering business.
Since he first joined HHI in 1981, Park has served in various important roles at HHI including executive vice president of engineering and design department for all engineering works of major offshore projects such as Goliat cylindrical FPSO, SHWE fixed production platform and Gorgon onshore LNG plant modules.