John Rim, Samsung Biologics CEO

Sam­sung Bi­o­log­ics pro­motes new CEO from with­in to head next phase of rapid man­u­fac­tur­ing ex­pan­sion

Rid­ing a wave of red-hot in­vest­ments in bi­o­log­ics, Sam­sung Bi­o­log­ics — the bio­phar­ma CD­MO arm of the South Ko­re­an tech gi­ant — is string­ing to­geth­er a se­ries of ma­jor down pay­ments on man­u­fac­tur­ing. Now, the firm has found the right leader to steer it in­to its next phase, and it didn’t have to look far.

Sam­sung Bi­o­log­ics has cho­sen John Rim, a three-year ex­ec­u­tive VP, to be its next pres­i­dent and CEO, cit­ing his con­tri­bu­tions in rapid­ly ex­pand­ing the CD­MO’s man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pac­i­ties since he joined the com­pa­ny in 2018.

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