Seongmi Kim

Seongmi Kim has served as Global Product Sustainability Manager at Merck Electronics since 2023, where she leads strategic PFAS roadmap management, Substances of Concern, and Portfolio Sustainability Assessments. In this role, she drives global initiatives to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and ensures the environmental integrity of Merck Electronics’s product portfolio.  

Previously, Kim spent over 19 years at DuPont Electronics & Industrial as a Product Stewardship and Regulatory Consultant, building deep expertise in risk assessments and product safety. She is recognized for championing sustainability integration across business operations to inspire meaningful change and a more resilient future.  

Kim holds a dual Executive MBA from the Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki and the Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST). She also earned a Master’s in Safety & Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Applied Chemical Engineering from KOREATECH.