PLT Health Solutions, Inc., based in New Jersey, recently welcomed Edward Kim as general director of South Korea and Rodolphe Hang as business development director, EMEA as it continues pursuing global growth, according to a press release.
"PLT Health Solutions has operated as a global ingredient supplier for decades,” Seth Flowerman, president and CEO of PLT Health Solutions, said. “As we continue our strategic international expansion, we look forward to building deeper relationships with our global customers and partners to support the development of the next generation of leading consumer products. Edward Kim has excellent experience advancing HFFI ingredients in the Korean market – which is one of our fastest-growing regions. Rodolphe Hang is an experienced entrepreneurial leader and creative product developer with proven success in the EMEA region."
According to PLT, the new appointments will help the company meet its global sales and marketing objectives as a health solutions provider specializing in supplement, food and beverage companies.
Kim, based in Korea, will both contribute more than 20 years of leadership experience. He previously operated his own ingredient and consulting firm, and held various positions at Glanbia Performance Nutrition in Europe and the Middle East. Kim also served in the Korean military for three years before contributing to the industry at software and mobile company SK Telecom and Poryialk.
An INSEEC School of Business and SUP de V graduate, Hang previously served as commercial manager, EMEA for sports nutrition and country manager/president, France, among other roles.
Under their newly accepted roles, Hang and Kim will be tasked with identifying and developing PLT’s sales and marketing strategies, and work alongside close partners to manage PLT's global distributor network.