Mr. Chris Jung vs Kenichiro Yoshida

Mr. Chris Jung

CEO of LG Electronics North America

BIO: Mr. Chris Jung is President and CEO of LG Electronics North America, a position he has held since January 2024. Building on his extensive experience in the Americas throughout his three-decade career, he leads the strategies for North America supporting LG Electronics’ worldwide transformation into a smart life solutions company. Among other major regional initiatives, he plans to drive profitable growth, expand business-to-business areas, and leverage LG’s innovations to advance whole home electrification and building decarbonization, while continuing to build the LG brand. As regional chief executive, Jung is responsible for LG Electronics activities in the United States and Canada for the home appliances, home entertainment, air solutions and business solutions business units as well as related service and support activities. As the corporation’s most senior executive in the Western Hemisphere, he also oversees other regional operations, including vehicle components and R&D labs. He also serves as President and CEO of LG Electronics USA Inc. Most recently President and CEO of LG Electronics Latin America, Jung has broad experience in the western hemisphere. His North American experience includes three years as President of Home Appliances at LG Electronics USA (2012-14) and six years as LG USA’s head home appliance product manager (2002-07). He served as President of LG Brazil before being named regional CEO for Latin America in 2020. Previously, Jung held a number of key positions at LG Electronics headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, including Senior Vice President in charge of global marketing and sales for home appliances and Vice President of sales for home appliances and air solutions. Jung started at LG in 1991 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electronics from Yonsei University in South Korea. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from McGill University in Canada.

Kenichiro Yoshida

CEO of Sony

BIO: Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida has been the Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation since April 1, 2014, Representative Corporate Executive Officer since April 2014 and its Executive Deputy President since April 2015. Mr. Yoshida served as an Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation since December 1, 2013. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation from December 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014 and served as its Senior Managing Executive Officer since June 2005. He served as an Executive President of So-net Entertainment Corporation (now known as Sony Network Communications, Inc.) since April 1, 2005 and its Senior Executive Officer since June 2008. He joined Sony Corporation in April 1987. Mr. Yoshida has been the Chairman of the Board of Gamepot, Inc. since June 2011. He has been a Director of Sony Corporation since June 19, 2014. He serves as a Director at Sony Corporation of America. He has been a Representative Director of Sony Bank, Inc. since February 2002. He joined So-net Entertainment Corporation in June 2005. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Sony Network Communications, Inc. since January 1, 2014. He serves as Director of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. He has been an External Director of M3, Inc., since September 2000; Chorokbaem Media Co., Ltd. since March 2011 and Gamepot, Inc. since July 2010. He served as a Director of Sony Network Communications, Inc. since April 2005. Mr. Yoshida served as a Director of So-net Entertainment Corporation since April 1, 2005.