Nam-jung Kim, son of Dongwon Industries Chairman Jae-chul Kim, is being appointed to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO) at Starkist, according to an internal email sent to staff March 19.
NJ Kim will oversee the “support plan” being implemented at Starkist, acquired by Dongwon in 2008 from Del Monte Foods, and “will also lead continued growth and expansion of Dongwon-StarKist global business,” said the email from In-soo Cho, president and CEO of Starkist.
The email was obtained by IntraFish from other sources.
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