Hanwha Defense USA Expands Team with Strategic Leadership Appointments

WASHINGTON – Feb 14 – Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) today announced the appointment of three leaders who will drive strategic growth in new domains and geographies. The appointments include:

·      Roger Camp | Senior Director of Business Development-Naval Platforms

·      Jason Pak | Senior Director of Business Development-Land Systems

·      James Kim | Senior Director of Business Development-Canada

Roger Camp is a retired Naval officer who joins the Hanwha team from General Atomics where he was the Director for Strategic Development. With more than 30 years of leadership and management experience, Camp has held strategic business development roles at companies such as Raytheon and General Dynamics. At HDUSA, Camp will lead all growth efforts in support of U.S. Naval missions and operations.

Former U.S. Army officer, Jason Pak, is transitioning to HDUSA from his role as Senior Director of Government Affairs (Defense) for Hanwha USA Corporate Affairs. In this new position, Pak will lead all growth efforts in land-based platforms and munitions. Prior to joining Hanwha in July 2024, Pak served the Commonwealth of Virginia as Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. Additionally, Pak held several roles, including Director of Global Engagement and Manager of Army Programs at Boeing Government Operations.  

Given the need to bring greater focus across multiple domains in Canada, James Kim will assume the newly created role as Senior Director – Canada where he will lead and support captures across the Hanwha defense enterprise.  With more than 28 years of experience in the global defense industry, Kim has been an integral part of Hanwha since 2015. Before joining Hanwha, he directed defense export business development and marketing efforts at Samsung.

“I am ecstatic about the talent we have been able to attract.  Roger, Jason, and James are perfect examples of that.  We have a shared vision to position Hanwha as a constructive disruptor in the US and Canadian defense markets.” said Michael Smith, President and CEO, Hanwha Defense USA. “These three are critical building blocks to realizing that vision."

A subsidiary of global defense and aviation leader Hanwha Aerospace, HDUSA is a specialist in advanced ground combat platforms, maritime solutions and ammunition systems. The new leadership appointments will not only enhance HDUSA’s ability to deliver mature defense solutions that meet critical customer needs, but also devise creative approaches to enhancing industrial base performance throughout the U.S. and Canada in all domains.

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Hanwha Defense USA

A subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Defense USA delivers proven platforms with a demonstrated process maturity successfully projected across numerous markets and supply chains across the globe, with a track record of developing local workforces required to produce and sustain across product life cycles to meet the needs of warfighters and industrial base partners. HDUSA continues to expand its North American footprint through organic growth, strategic industrial partnerships, and selective business acquisition.

For more information on Hanwha Defense USA please visit hanwhadefenseusa.com/.

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