{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"77540","rtpr_id":"nPNAXLgQ8a","ticker":"OTIS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["OTIS"],"title":"Alex Kim Appointed Managing Director, Otis Vietnam & Cambodia","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-01T07:30:00.049Z","article_body":"Alex Kim Appointed Managing Director, Otis Vietnam & Cambodia\nPR Newswire\n\nHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 1, 2026\n\nHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis\n(https://www.otis.com/en/sg/) Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS), the world's\nleading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, service and\nmodernization company, today announced the appointment of Alex\nKim as Managing Director, Vietnam and Cambodia, effective 1 July 2026.\n\n\nIn this role, Alex will strengthen Otis' position in Vietnam and Cambodia's\nrapidly evolving construction markets by helping customers meet growing demand\nfor safe, reliable and innovative vertical transportation.\n\nNico Lopez, President, Otis Asia Pacific, said: \"Alex brings with him years of\nexpertise in high-growth markets and deep operational knowledge in our\nindustry. His strong understanding of Vietnam and Cambodia, along with a clear\nfocus on service excellence, will help to continue strengthening the customer\nexperience across both countries.\"\n\n\"As demand for high-rise and mixed-use developments accelerates in Vietnam and\nCambodia, alongside major infrastructure projects, Otis is well positioned to\ndeliver the advanced technologies and solutions that enhance building\nperformance and the passenger experience for our customers,\" said Alex. \"We\nare focused on strengthening our service capabilities and delivering\nconsistently excellent outcomes that our customers can rely on, guided by our\nOtis Absolutes of Safety, Ethics and Quality.\"\n\nAlex brings nearly 30 years of field experience to the role. He joined Otis in\n2000 and previously served as Acting Managing Director for Vietnam and\nCambodia from 2011 to 2016, strengthening the local organisation and\nexpanding market presence. Most recently, he was Export Sales Director at\nSigma, an Otis subsidiary, where he led distributor operations across global\nmarkets.\n\nAbout Otis\n\nOtis gives people freedom to connect and thrive in a taller, faster, smarter\nworld. The global leader in the manufacture, installation, service and\nmodernization of elevators and escalators, we move 2.5 billion people a day\nand maintain approximately 2.5 million customer units worldwide – the\nindustry's largest Service portfolio. You'll find us in the world's most\niconic structures, as well as residential and commercial buildings,\ntransportation hubs and everywhere people are on the move. Headquartered in\nConnecticut, USA, Otis is 72,000 people strong, including 45,000 field\nprofessionals, all committed to manufacturing, installing and maintaining\nproducts to meet the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more\nthan 200 countries and territories. To learn more, visit www.otis.com and\nfollow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/otis_elevators),\nYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@OtisElevatorCo), Instagram\n(http://www.instagram.com/otiselevatorco) and Facebook\n(http://www.facebook.com/otiselevatorco) @OtisElevatorCo.\n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/alex-kim-appointed-managing-director-otis-vietnam--cambodia-302815510.html\n\nSOURCE Otis\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1875436/daa089263c55407291a6f214891305ad.jpg?id=OA2745059\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1846128/OTIS-Logo.jpg?id=OA2745098\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAXLgQ8a","title":"Alex Kim Appointed Managing Director, Otis Vietnam & Cambodia","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"OTIS","created":"2026-07-01T07:30:00.049Z","tickers":["OTIS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Alex Kim Appointed Managing Director, Otis Vietnam & Cambodia\nPR Newswire\n\nHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 1, 2026\n\nHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis\n(https://www.otis.com/en/sg/) Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS), the world's\nleading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, service and\nmodernization company, today announced the appointment of Alex\nKim as Managing Director, Vietnam and Cambodia, effective 1 July 2026.\n\n\nIn this role, Alex will strengthen Otis' position in Vietnam and Cambodia's\nrapidly evolving construction markets by helping customers meet growing demand\nfor safe, reliable and innovative vertical transportation.\n\nNico Lopez, President, Otis Asia Pacific, said: \"Alex brings with him years of\nexpertise in high-growth markets and deep operational knowledge in our\nindustry. His strong understanding of Vietnam and Cambodia, along with a clear\nfocus on service excellence, will help to continue strengthening the customer\nexperience across both countries.\"\n\n\"As demand for high-rise and mixed-use developments accelerates in Vietnam and\nCambodia, alongside major infrastructure projects, Otis is well positioned to\ndeliver the advanced technologies and solutions that enhance building\nperformance and the passenger experience for our customers,\" said Alex. \"We\nare focused on strengthening our service capabilities and delivering\nconsistently excellent outcomes that our customers can rely on, guided by our\nOtis Absolutes of Safety, Ethics and Quality.\"\n\nAlex brings nearly 30 years of field experience to the role. He joined Otis in\n2000 and previously served as Acting Managing Director for Vietnam and\nCambodia from 2011 to 2016, strengthening the local organisation and\nexpanding market presence. Most recently, he was Export Sales Director at\nSigma, an Otis subsidiary, where he led distributor operations across global\nmarkets.\n\nAbout Otis\n\nOtis gives people freedom to connect and thrive in a taller, faster, smarter\nworld. The global leader in the manufacture, installation, service and\nmodernization of elevators and escalators, we move 2.5 billion people a day\nand maintain approximately 2.5 million customer units worldwide – the\nindustry's largest Service portfolio. You'll find us in the world's most\niconic structures, as well as residential and commercial buildings,\ntransportation hubs and everywhere people are on the move. Headquartered in\nConnecticut, USA, Otis is 72,000 people strong, including 45,000 field\nprofessionals, all committed to manufacturing, installing and maintaining\nproducts to meet the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more\nthan 200 countries and territories. To learn more, visit www.otis.com and\nfollow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/otis_elevators),\nYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@OtisElevatorCo), Instagram\n(http://www.instagram.com/otiselevatorco) and Facebook\n(http://www.facebook.com/otiselevatorco) @OtisElevatorCo.\n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/alex-kim-appointed-managing-director-otis-vietnam--cambodia-302815510.html\n\nSOURCE Otis\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1875436/daa089263c55407291a6f214891305ad.jpg?id=OA2745059\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1846128/OTIS-Logo.jpg?id=OA2745098\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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