SEOUL, South Korea and
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MagnaChip
Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip") (NYSE: MX) announced the
appointment of Kyo-Hwa (Liz) Chung
to its board of directors, effective July
16, 2020. Ms. Chung currently serves as the Head of
Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, for Microsoft Korea, a
position she has held since November 2018. Ms. Chung's
appointment fills a vacancy on MagnaChip's Board of Directors
("Board") created as a result of the Board increasing the number of
directors on the Board to seven directors from six directors.
Prior to Microsoft Korea, Ms. Chung was with the Korean law
firm Kim & Chang, from April 2003
until November 2018, most recently as
a partner focusing on the areas of international disputes,
government investigations and crisis management. During
September 2008 to March 2009, Ms. Chung was engaged with the
international law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, as a visiting attorney at its New
York office. Ms. Chung served as a judge on the
Seoul Administrative Court from 2001 to 2003 and the Seoul Central
District Court from 1999 to 2001. Ms. Chung received an
LLM degree from Harvard Law School
in 2008, and a Bachelor of Law degree from Korea University in
1996. Ms. Chung is licensed to practice law in Korea and
New York.
"I am delighted to welcome Liz to MagnaChip's Board. She
will bring extensive experience in the technology industry and her
legal expertise to our Board and will complement the diverse
skills of our strong Board of Directors team. We look forward
to leveraging her expertise and perspective as we oversee the
Company's exciting journey to its next phase," said Camillo Martino, Chairman of the Board of
MagnaChip.
"I am honored to join the Board of MagnaChip and look forward to
contributing to its future success, as we all continue to drive
significant long-term shareholder value," said Ms. Chung.
About MagnaChip Semiconductor
MagnaChip is a designer
and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform
solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and
automotive applications. The Company provides a broad range
of standard products and manufacturing services to customers
worldwide. MagnaChip, with more than 40 years of
operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 2,950
registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive
engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For
more information, please visit
www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through
MagnaChip's website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into,
this release.
CONTACTS:
United States
(Investor Relations):
So-Yeon
Jeong
Head of Investor
Relations
Tel.
+1-408-712-6151
investor.relations@magnachip.com
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Korea / Asia
media:
Chankeun
Park
Director of Public
Relations
Tel.
+82-2-6903-5223
chankeun.park@magnachip.com
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