Tricia Duryee
mocoNews.net
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:59 AM

Virgin Mobile USA ( NYSE: VM) has appointed SK Telecom's Richard Chin and Sungwon Suh to its board following the acquisition of Helio and SK Telecom's investment in the company.

-- Chin is President of SK Telecom Americas, a U.S. subsidiary of SK Telecom ( NYSE: SKM). In this role, he is responsible for all of the company's U.S. businesses, with a goal of developing various opportunities to access and penetrate the market.

-- Suh is EVP and Head of Global Strategy and Investment for SK Telecom. In this role, he oversees the company's overall globalization drive through partnerships and acquisitions. He was a member of the board for Helio.