From left to right: Kyuwang (Ken) Cho, senior vice president of North America marketing; K.C. Jensen, vice president of US PC/LT sales; Mark Roe, vice president of US TBR sales.

Hankook Tire announced several executive leadership updates at its North American headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kyuwang (Ken) Cho will serve as senior vice president of North America marketing, transitioning from his dual role overseeing passenger-car and light-truck (PC/LT) sales and marketing. Previously, Cho served as vice president of global sales for Hankook Tire in Korea, and has more than 25 years of experience at Hankook.

K.C. Jensen has been named vice president of U.S. PC/LT Sales, expanding his responsibilities from the Western region to a national scope. Jensen joined Hankook Tire in 2018.

Mark Roe returns to Hankook Tire as vice president of U.S. truck and bus (TBR) sales, including replacement and OE sales team, he will be overseeing strategic growth and customer engagement. Previously, Roe held leadership positions at American Omni Trading Company, Hankook Tire and, most recently, vice president of sales at Ralson Tire North America.

The company also announced other leadership additions within its regional sales teams:

• Shaun Prott has been promoted from key account manager, PC/LT, to regional director of PC/LT sales, West. 
• Travis Jones has rejoined Hankook as regional director of PC/LT sales, Northeast.
• Brian Ford has been promoted from key account manager, TBR, to Regional Director of TBR Sales, West.

For more information, visit hankooktire.com.