John Rhee Named Chairman and CEO of SolarWindow

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. announced that John Rhee has been elected to serve as its chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, in addition to his current role as president of SolarWindow.

Rhee also serves as managing director of Light Quantum Energy Holdings, a company owned by Rhee and his immediate family, which last month acquired nearly 72% of SolarWindow shares on a fully diluted basis.

Rhee’s first action as SolarWindow CEO is the appointment of former senior executives at LG Fuel Cells, LG Display, and LG Electronics, to lead SolarWindow into manufacturing.

“Today, SolarWindow strengthens our position with the leadership of Dr. Chung and Mr. Kim, who at LG pioneered manufacturing methods, engineered state-of-the-art production lines, and collectively oversaw 50,000 employees to produce over $30 billion in technology products,” explained Rhee.

Manufacturing Electricity-Generating Plastics & Glass by SolarWindow

Promoted to SolarWindow CTO, Dr. In Jae Chung is a C-level executive with 30 years of multinational experience in intellectual property, new product development and manufacturing, sales and marketing, and commercial partnerships.

Prior to SolarWindow, Dr. Chung was CEO at LG Fuel Cell Systems, and CTO at LG Display, a business unit representing more than $20 billion in annual sales and supported by more than 15,000 patents.

Dr. Chung holds more than 160 patents with nearly 300 applications in-process. He has authored over 130 scientific journal articles and book chapters, and is recipient of numerous awards for outstanding technical accomplishments from the Society for Information Display, and South Korea’s National Academy of Engineering and its Defense Industry Association.

Dr. Chung is an accomplished engineer with deep technical know-how of renewable energy products and the formulation and commercial-scale application of complex chemistries on to glass and plastics.

Chulwoo Kim has been appointed to global director, technology and product innovation, a position previously held by Dr. Chung. Kim formerly served as VP at LG Electronics and VP LG Display, where during his tenure he oversaw over 20,000 employees and $10 billion in production volume for complex manufacturing of select consumer technology products.

Throughout his career, Kim has repeatedly leveraged his unique and multi-faceted background in R&D, pilot-line engineering, production line management, new business development, lead process innovation, supply chain management, and information systems, to help multi-billion-dollar enterprises scale and grow quickly.

During his earlier tenure as president of SolarWindow, Rhee built SolarWindow operations in South Korea, strengthened and expanded the management team, introduced LiquidElectricity to strategic multinational corporations, and enabled important technology advancements.

Making way for Rhee, the company’s former chairman and CEO, Jatinder S. Bhogal, exits SolarWindow to continue his work in disruptive technologies and new venture development. Bhogal continues to support SolarWindow as an advisor.

“Mr. Bhogal has played an important role at SolarWindow for more than a decade, identifying, developing, and securing technology, raising capital, and attracting top-tier talent. We are grateful for his many contributions and wish Mr. Bhogal much continued success as SolarWindow embarks upon our next phases of growth and expansion,” Rhee said.