A South Korean once celebrated as the top scorer on the country's final national college entrance exam 34 years ago has joined Palantir.
According to the information technology (IT) industry on the 25th, Min Se-hoon, former executive vice president at LG CNS, recently joined Palantir as Asia-Pacific Commercial Lead. While the detailed responsibilities of the role have not been disclosed, the position is understood to involve business development with private-sector firms across East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Before joining Palantir, Min served for about a year as head of Entrue Consulting, LG CNS's consulting arm. Last month, LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-kyun and Palantir CEO Alex Karp met and signed a partnership agreement, and Min is said to have played a pivotal role in sealing the deal. Given this backdrop, industry observers expect Min to serve as a bridge between LG Group and Palantir, accelerating collaboration between the two companies.
Through its partnership with Palantir, LG CNS is spearheading AI transformation (AX) across LG Group affiliates by leveraging data analytics solutions and other tools. LG CNS has already completed a proof of concept (PoC) applying Palantir's "Foundry" and "AIP" solutions to the quality-control operations of one of LG Group's manufacturing affiliates.
Min once gained nationwide fame as the top scorer on the final Korean college entrance exam, held in 1992. He scored 339 out of a possible 340 points, appearing in newspapers and broadcasts across the country as the national top scorer. A graduate of Seoul's Garak High School, Min went on to study law at Seoul National University and earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduate school, he worked at consulting firms including Deloitte and Bain & Company before taking the helm of LG CNS's Entrue Consulting last year.