Board Members and Officers

As part of the IoT Business Group in appliances, Yoonho leads investigations with goals of expanding the hardware business to include services, commerce and data businesses. He heads cross-industry partnerships globally and is intimately involved with strategic investments to help accelerate the digital transformation. Yoonho brings a unique set of expertise that includes running a start up, mobile telecommunications and product strategy consulting.

John Riggs serves as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Applied Technology Solutions and President of meshify at HSB, where he leads the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives across the United States, Canada and Europe. In his role, he is responsible for advancing HSB’s award-winning IoT business, developing new technology and data-enabled offerings, and commercializing emerging technologies that help insurers, OEMs, solution providers, and policyholders address evolving risks in commercial, residential and industrial markets.

As Secretary of the Home Connectivity Alliance and executive champion of its Insurance Task Force, John brings deep expertise at the intersection of insurance, connected devices and risk management. Formerly a Partner at PwC, leading their Innovation & Corporate Venturing Practice, John has held senior leadership roles at Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, ASML and Goodrich-United Technologies, and has published widely on technology and innovation management.

John holds an MBA from Harvard Business School with a concentration in Technology & Operations Management and a BS in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester.

Shawn Stover serves as the Vice President of SmartHome Solutions for GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company. In his role, he is responsible for the initiatives that fuel the growth and profitability in the connected space. Stover is passionate about thoughtful innovation and bringing real value to product owners through forward-thinking smart home technologies.

Stover also leads the SmartHome Solutions IoT strategy to develop a portfolio of products and custom possibilities that deliver convenience and peace of mind. The SmartHome Solutions group aims to transform the heart of the home and how owners experience the kitchen, laundry, and many of life’s everyday moments. It combines the GEA Connected Technology and Information Technology teams, which are charged with helping owners manage their business or households in new and more efficient ways.

Marco Bulgheroni has worked at Electrolux Group since 2004 and in early 2023 became the company’s Chief Technology Officer, responsible for the company’s Digital Technology and Product Technology organizations. His focus is to drive the Electrolux Group technology strategy, enabling the product lines to deliver the best consumer experience globally. This ensures a strong, scalable and meaningful technology foundation across the Group’s broad product portfolio.

Marco has held various R&D positions at Electrolux Group and prior to his current role was Head of Global R&D, Food Preparation. Before joining Electrolux Group, Marco worked at appliance company Whirlpool.

Marco is based in Forli, Italy.

Kihyun Jung leads Platform Business where he manages LG’s Smart Home business P&L as well as its new platform-based business opportunities, ranging from devices, services and operations. Kihyun specializes in P&L management, product management and biz development, as well as marketing and sales operation, while scaling up early stage operation to global scale, especially in tech sector.

Prior to joining LG Electronics, Kihyun served as a Country Managing Director for Meta in Korea, Chief Business Officer at LINE Corp. in Tokyo, Chief Product Officer at SK Planet in Seoul and SF, and Product Manager at Google Inc in Mountain View.

Kihyun holds BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University, and MBA from Haas School of Business at Berkeley.