Former Information and Communication Minister Bae Soon-hoon, 69, has been appointed the new chairman of S&T Dynamics, the company said Monday.

S&T Dynamics, founded in 1959, is a local manufacturer of automotive parts, defense products and machine tools.

Bae, who also served Daewoo Electronics as chairman in the mid-1990s, will oversee the new product and technology department tasked with leading the future growth of the company.

(jyseo@heraldcorp.com)