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James Kim Named CEO of Doosan Machine Tools America

With 18 years of director and vice president roles invested in the U.S. operations, Kim has served at Dooson for a total of 37 years. He’s known for establishing trust and building authentic relationships.

Posted: January 19, 2021

Before his appointment as CEO, one of James Kim's roles was vice president of Strategy & Planning.

Doosan Machine Tools (Pine Brook, NJ), a global manufacturer of CNC machine tools and automation, has named James Kim the new CEO of its North American operations. He has spent the past 37 years at Doosan in a variety of roles.

“I am honored to be recognized for nearly four decades of faithful service, and I greatly look forward to promoting the incredible technology Doosan has to offer,” he said.

Kim has served Doosan Machine Tools America for the past 18 years. Prior to that, he was based in Doosan’s South Korea headquarters as marketing team leader for the Machine Tool Business Group of Daewoo Heavy Industries. While in the U.S., he’s been sales management director, vice president of Strategy & Planning, and corporate secretary (also a vice president role).

“We’re very excited to see James in this new role,” said Jim Shiner, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Doosan Machine Tools America. “He has always been an open communicator who works to establish trust and build authentic relationships.”