Høglund Marine Solutions, marine automation and system integration company, appointed JJ Ha to the position of managing director, Korea, effective January 1, 2019.

Based in Høglund’s Busan office, JJ will play a key role in strengthening Høglund’s relationships with ship owners and shipyards in Korea and driving the adoption of LNG and electric hybrid propulsion through the company’s system integration and automation solutions.

JJ joins Høglund from MTS Cooperation, a Korea-based sales agency representing equipment companies in the marine and offshore market, where he worked as managing director for 12 years.

Prior to this, he spent 10 years working as a sales manager for Rolls-Royce Marine Korea, Høglund said in a statement.