Kia Georgia, Inc.
DW Kim has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as a Management Trainee at Samsung from July 1996 to August 1997. They then worked as an Auditor at Brown & Co. from December 1999 to March 2000. Following that, they joined Travelers Insurance as a Tax Accountant from March 2000 to January 2003. They then worked at Tetra Pak as a Financial Analyst/Accounting Manager/Cost Accountant from January 2003 to June 2008. This was followed by a role as a Sr. Accounting Supervisor at Caterpillar Inc. from June 2008 to March 2009. Currently, DW Kim is working at Kia Georgia, Inc. as the Director of Finance, a position they have held since December 2021. Prior to this role, they also held the position of Sr. Manager - Cost Accounting (Head of Dept) at Kia Georgia, Inc. from April 2009. They have extensive experience in finance and accounting, including budget control, month-end closing, profit analysis reporting, and supervising tax departments.
DW Kim completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Sogang University from 1991 to 1996. DW then pursued a Master's degree in Accountancy at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2002, they attended the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, where they obtained a Master's degree in Business Taxation. Finally, they obtained an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota in 2007-2008.
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Kia Georgia, Inc.
Kia Georgia, Inc. is the first manufacturing site in North America for Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. Kia Georgia is located on 2,200 acres in West Point, Georgia, and began mass production on Nov. 16, 2009. Kia Georgia is home to the Sorento, the Telluride,, and the K5 mid-size sedan, two of the brand’s top selling models. Beginning in 2012, the plant has the ability to build 360,000 vehicles annually from U.S. and globally-sourced parts. The Kia Way is based on a one system, one team approach where we all remain focused on continuous improvement, always striving to make today better than yesterday. This is an environment where our people are by far our greatest resource.