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Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria announces appointment of Jaebum Kim as new CEO of the SHI-MCI yard.

▲ Mr. Jaebum KIM, CEO of SHI-MCI

Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaebum Kim as the new CEO of the SHI-MCI fabrication & integration yard in Lagos. In his role Mr Kim will focus on accelerating sustainable growth in Nigeria through SHIN’s strategy of building world-class vessels by merging Korean technology and know-how with Nigerian talent and passion. Mr Kim succeeds Mr Dong Seong Suh who after 5 years and 10 months of hard and satisfying work in Nigeria is returning to Korea in order to continue his career within Samsung Heavy Industries.

Mr Kim has more than 7 years of experience in offshore vessel planning with a special focus on the optimization of construction facilities and planning. He has previously worked in the Korean shipbuilding industry as Director in charge of production and process management in shipbuilding and construction planning.

In September 2006, Mr Kim joined Samsung Heavy Industries. He undertook projects to rationalize domestic facilities and develop new plants domestically and internationally. From 2011 to 2013 he was involved as a project leader for the establishment of PI (Process Innovation) and integrated management system (S-ERP) for the development of an integrated shipbuilding marine management system (S-ERP). This experience has allowed him to develop a deep understanding of shipbuilding and offshore plant construction process management systems.

In February 2014, he was dispatched from Samsung Heavy Industries to work for SHIN to take on the job responsible for fulfilling local contents requirements and taking charge of production control for four local sub-contractors to SHI-MCI. While many others wondered if SHI-MCI could overcome such challenges, Mr Kim, along with his colleagues at SHI-MCI responded to doubts with result. He played a vital role in successfully establishing the fabrication and integration facility in Nigeria and completing Egina FPSO project, while securing safety and delivering high quality standards. This achievement had marked SHI-MCI’s presence in Nigeria as a fabrication and instruction hub of Nigeria.

The Egina is a flagship offshore oil and gas project for French oil major, Total, which is producing close over 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day, close to 10 per cent of Nigeria’s total oil production and is adding considerable revenue to the Nigerian economy. His notable achievement as overall production control manager at SHI-MCI for 6 years, combined with his valuable experiences, made Mr Kim the logical successor to Mr Suh.

Mr Suh: “As part of our commitment to the Nigerian oil and gas industry, we have grown so much in the past years. I’m delighted that our focus to unite Korea and Nigeria by working towards common goals, sharing technologies and embracing each other’s cultures is still in place. Having someone as experienced as Mr Kim as CEO will help us to reach even greater heights in the coming years. I’m very confident Mr Kim will continue to bring the Korean technology and Nigerian passion together. I wish Mr Kim all the best and would like to congratulate him on his new role. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my team for all their hard work and dedication. You have my deep respect.”

Mr Kim: “As CEO of the SHI-MCI yard I am committed to empowering the African oil and energy industry through local content leadership. My aim is to maintain the innovative culture of SHI-MCI in order to put Nigeria’s shipbuilding and marine industry on the map. Supporting Nigeria's economic development through local content and the development of local skills will be one of my key focus areas. I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Suh for his many achievements as CEO of the yard. I’m very honored take his place and am thoroughly looking forward to push SHI-MCI to the next level.”