SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 4 -- Coherent Inc. announced it has established a direct operation in Seoul, Korea.
Wooyang Trading Co., Coherent’s distributor in Korea, will still to be responsible for sales to universities and research institutions, and Coherent Korea will provide industrial sales and all services to Coherent customers there.
"We are pleased to support economic growth in Korea with the superior reliability and performance of our laser-based solutions", said John Ambroseo, Coherent's president and CEO. "With the establishment of this direct operation, we are also looking forward to providing complete customer-oriented support locally."
Coherent Korea: Peter Park, general manager; No.101, Eagle Town, 278-20, Seongsu 2ga-3 dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul; 133-832, South Korea; phone: (82-2) 460-7900.