Workday, an enterprise HR, finance, and AI platform company, is strengthening its push into the Korean market.

Workday announced on the 17th that it has appointed Mike Hur, a former global IT executive, as the new Country Manager of Workday Korea and plans to actively support the digital and artificial intelligence (AI) transformation of domestic companies.

Newly appointed Country Manager Heo Jeong-yeol will oversee the establishment of growth strategies for the Korean market and the expansion of the partner ecosystem, and will be responsible for disseminating Workday's AI-based solutions to the core business environments of major domestic companies.

In particular, we plan to strengthen cooperation with customers to ensure the stable introduction of AI technology across human resources (HR), finance, and overall operations.

General Manager Heo has accumulated extensive experience in the fields of cloud, data, and enterprise software while working for over 25 years at global technology companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Salesforce.

He is regarded as a leader who has driven corporate performance and sustainable growth in a complex business environment.

He said, “Korean companies need flexible and intelligent platforms that can realize innovation beyond simple system operations,” adding, “Workday is supporting companies in building new work environments through an open architecture and an AI-centric data foundation.”>
Through 'Workday Extend,' Workday is helping customers rapidly develop applications and agent-based solutions tailored to their respective business and regulatory environments.

In addition, it implements a trusted AI utilization environment by providing a data cloud that enables the secure utilization of HR and financial data from a single integrated perspective, along with enterprise-grade security and governance.

General Manager Heo emphasized, “Workday already possesses core data structures optimized for AI utilization and global best practices,” adding, “We will work closely with domestic companies to produce tangible results from AI adoption.”

Simon Tate, President of Workday Asia Pacific, stated, “This appointment demonstrates Workday’s commitment to long-term investment in the Korean market,” adding, “President Heo will play a key role in helping companies strengthen their competitiveness through AI-centric strategies.”