He returned to the United States in January 2020 after serving at global headquarters as Executive Vice President and Head of Overseas Sales & Marketing for home appliances for the past year.LG Electronics USA Since starting his LG career in 1991, Yoon has held many key roles across LG’s worldwide network, including marketing, sales and operations management positions the United States, Spain and South Korea. In order to get the best possible experience from our website, please follow below instructions.As LG’s regional chief executive, Yoon will be responsible for LG Electronics activities in the United States and Canada for the home appliances, home entertainment products, mobile communications business units as well as commercial displays, HVAC solutions and solar products, in addition to related service and support activities. LG is a 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. www.LG.com.Yoon earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Helsinki (Finland) School of Economics (now known as the Aalto University School of Business) after attaining his bachelor’s degree from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. Not to mention its mobile business is still in the red.New leadership will focus on collaboration among business units to be more "data-centric".LG Cloi Chefbot will make and serve noodles at CJ Foodville's buffet franchise Veeps.Pegasystems, meanwhile, delivered mixed results for the second quarter.If the previous generation's leadership focused on technology and craftsmanship above all, this new generation's management style has been decidedly more American -- quicker critical decision-making, wholesale restructuring of unprofitable operations, and aggressive marketing and lawsuits against rivals.The newly-appointed CEO Kwon of LG Electronics, who is known for his aggressive management style and long tenures in the US, fits this bill perfectly.And data-science jobs are being hit harder than other technology areas like tech support.LG's second quarter profit saw a 15.4% decline from lower TV profits and sales and losses from mobile, but overall sales increased 4.1% thanks to record sales from its home appliances business.You agree to receive updates, alerts, and promotions from the CBS family of companies - including ZDNet’s Tech Update Today and ZDNet Announcement newsletters. Previously, he was President of LG Canada for three years and LG Argentina for four years. THOMAS YOON NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO, LG ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA. He succeeds William Cho, who has been promoted to global Chief Strategy Officer after leading the growth of LG North America and LG USA since 2014. He will serve as President and CEO of LG Electronics USA Inc.Yoon’s stellar three-decade LG career includes a dozen years in the Western Hemisphere, including serving as head of LG’s North American home appliance business and President of LG Canada.