LG streamlines structure
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LG Electronics recently streamlined its business structure and named new presidents of its Home Entertainment and Mobile Communications companies.
LG recently announced the appointment of new executives to lead the LG Home Entertainment and LG Mobile Communications companies and the merger of its Home Appliance and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution business units to create a consolidated LG Home Appliance & Air Solution (H&A) Company.
All new appointments are effective as of December 1, with promotions taking effect on January 1.
Juno Cho, president of LG Corp, LG Electronics’ holding company, will take on the role of president and chief executive officer of the LG Mobile Communication Co. Jong-seok Park is moving into the newly created position of chief technology adviser.
Bong-suk Kwon, head of the Synergy Division of LG Corp, will be promoted to executive vice president and CEO of the LG Home Entertainment Co.
Seong-jin Jo, president and CEO of the LG Home Appliance Co, will assume responsibility of the newly created H&A Co. The merger of the HA and AE companies is aimed at strengthening the parent firm’s ability to provide total solutions for the home based on LG’s proprietary core technologies.
Other realignments are designed to strengthen LG’s competitiveness in the business-to-business and innovation as well as marketing capabilities.
QikPlay.com revamped
BEC-Tero Entertainment has revamped QikPlay.com to become an e-commerce provider in the music industry. The Web interface has been adjusted to be more user-friendly for easier use, compared with the function-oriented interface in the previous version.
Aurawan Wiratanapokin, digital director of BEC-Tero Music, part of BEC-Tero Entertainment, said QikPlay.com was positioned to specialise in e-commerce targeting a fully integrated music industry.
QikPlay.com provides just about all payment modes covering every customer group including credit cards, counter service and Internet banking.
“We believe that the new face of QikPlay.com will completely satisfy the lifestyles of today’s music lovers and online shoppers,” Aurawan said.
QikPlay.com allows convenient product purchases at any time and in any place.
“We aim to grow on an ongoing basis every year, driven by significant growth of the e-commerce market in Thailand,” she said.
DTAC announces network quality improvement
Sigve Brekke, interim chief executive officer of Total Access Communication (DTAC), said the company had improved its network infrastructure to support growing usage due to the expansion of communities including residential areas, transport routes, and urban rail routes with interchange stations.
This covers all the routes between Bangkok and suburban areas including tourist attractions, shopping malls, and community markets.
The improved network is to meet the new demands of the mobile Internet.
“It shows the strong commitment of DTAC to become the leader in Internet service that fulfils customers’ rapid increase in Internet usage,” Brekke said.
DTAC is ready to announce the completion of its network expansion in three districts – Pak Kret in Nonthaburi and Prawet and Bang Khen in Bangkok – and three specific locations: Lung Perm market (behind Thai Airways’ headquarters), Ta Din Dang market, and Bangkok Hospital.
The development of DTAC’s network infrastructure is still ongoing in other areas nationwide.
The network development should lead to growth in Internet usage in Prawet, Pak Kret and Bang Khen, the company says.
