“Having already worked here at the site in the past, I am honored to now take on a new position,” the new managing director said. “As Managing Director, I will use my experience of almost three decades to continue the development of production at the Rácalmás plant and thus continue to provide our customers with high-quality, reliable tires. This constant focus on quality is key to all aspects of our working and production processes. As I have done throughout my career, I want to focus on this as the managing director of the Hungarian factory. I am confident that all my colleagues will be partners in this mission.”
Ho Taek Lim joined Hankook Tire in 1995, beginning his career at the company’s R&D center in South Korea, where he specialized in developing tire compounds for trucks and buses.
In 2005, he embarked on his first international assignment at Hankook’s Istanbul office, where he trained staff and supported customers on technical and quality issues. In 2008, he played a pivotal role in implementing the quality system at the Rácalmás factory as part of the Technical Service Team at Hankook’s European Headquarters in Neu-Isenburg, Germany.
Over the years, Ho Taek Lim held various management positions focused on technology and quality. In 2018, he became head of the Quality Management Team at Hankook’s Seoul Global Headquarters. He later served as director of the Corporate Innovation Division from 2019 to 2020.
Since 2020, he has held vice president roles, overseeing operations in Seoul and later in Daejeon, South Korea. In late 2023, he returned to Hungary as head of manufacturing at the Rácalmás plant before being promoted to managing director.
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