Kim joined the Hanwha Group in January 2010 and has playedan “integral” role in identifying the solar sector as a growth engine for thebusiness group, Hanwha says.

Later that year Hanwha bought a controlling minorityinterest in China’s Solarfun, an ingot-to-module manufacturer, and it followedup last year by acquiring Germany’s Q-Cells.

Although both companies have since been rebranded, therehas been less integration between them than some analysts initially expected.Despite