Dr. Seok-Hee Lee is the president and chief executive officer of SK hynix. He has led the innovation of memory and CIS technology to secure the company’s growth ever since he was appointed to the position in December 2018. Most recently, he drove the acquisition of Intel’s NAND business, as announced in 2020.
Previously, he held several leadership positions at SK hynix. In 2013, he headed R&D, as the senior vice president and chief technology officer, overseeing the development of all the new semiconductor technologies and processes. From 2014, he headed DRAM Development Business, driving the development of DRAM process technology for further scaling. From 2016, prior to becoming the CEO, Dr. Lee served as the company’s chief operating officer, responsible for all of the company’s business.
Dr. Lee first joined Hyundai Electronics (now, SK hynix) in 1990, and worked as a senior researcher. From 2000, he worked at Intel, as a principal engineer and a group leader, responsible for process improvement. From 2010 to 2013, he was the Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), where his research was primarily on scaling and manufacturing semiconductors.
Dr. Lee received Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and both M.S and B.S in Inorganic Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University.