WENDELL - Kioti Tractor Division has recently announced the promotion of Chang Gue (C.G.) Kim to Executive Vice President of Daedong Industrial Company, Ltd., the parent company of Kioti Tractor. Kim will remain President of Daedong-USA, Incorporated and Kioti Tractor, headquartered in Wendell.

Kim, who is based in Wendell, will continue to work out of the Wendell facility.

In his new position, Kim will be responsible for leading Daedong's worldwide management teams in their core areas of systems integration, planning, product development, production, quality, sales, marketing and service and parts. Building on his success in growing the Kioti brand in North America, Kim has a global value-chain perspective and will strengthen Daedong Industrial's position as a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of compact tractors and engines.

Kim has been President of Daedong-USA and Kioti Tractor since 1997. His initial goal was to introduce South Korea's premier agricultural machinery manufacturer to the North American farm, hobby farm, landscaping and related markets. Under Kim's leadership, Kioti has established a solid dealer network and has grown their product line to include 30 new tractor and utility vehicle models, helping the company realize rapid and steady year-to-year growth.

Kim is a graduate of Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and earned an MBA in Global Business and Marketing from George Washington University. He was recently nominated by Ernst & Young for the Entrepreneur of the Year award.