Over the weekend, Samsung Electronics announced Gregory Lee as the President and CEO of its North American Headquarters (NAHQ). The new role is in addition to his current position as the President of Samsung Telecommunications America (STA).
Lee will be “overseeing Samsung businesses across all offices in North America which include Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America, LP and Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc., while still leading STA’s mobile business operations and strengthening its leading positions in the smartphone and wireless markets in the U.S.”
Prior to this new role and as the President of the STA, Lee held the position of President of Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania HQ.
The outgoing CEO and President, YK Kim will be back in South Korea as the advisor to the Global Marketing Operations in the Samsung Electronics Headquarters.