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KD Navien: how its people are moving

A maker of boilers and water heaters with a large share of sales overseas.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, KD Navien had 1,607 members in Aug 2026, down 90 (−5.3%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 215 people joined and 304 left.

  • Growth18/ 25−5.3%
  • Size3/ 251,607 people
  • Turnover (left ÷ team)13/ 2519%

Rank among 25 companies in Living, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

1,607 people

10-month change: −90 (−5.3%)

Joined215 people
Left304 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

  • Home and living product planner →This role decides the size, materials and price of furniture and appliances. It connects design, development, production and sales channels.
  • Rental and B2B sales →This role supplies products such as water purifiers, massage chairs and office furniture to companies and households under contract. Contract retention and churn prevention decide performance.

Banseog note

KD Navien — Moving from a boiler company to a North American heating and cooling company ↓

Outside Korea

United States

  • Subsidiary Its US unit Navien Inc. is based in Irvine, California, and sells tankless water heaters, boilers and HVAC products. Source (2026-10)
  • Subsidiary Set up its US unit Navien America in 2006. Source (2006-01)

Only presence confirmed on a public page is listed, with its source and month; a market that is not listed may still be served.

Banseog note · Oct 24, 2026

KD Navien — Moving from a boiler company to a North American heating and cooling company

Where it stands now
Overseas expansion — extending its North American water heater success into HVAC and local production

In 2025, consolidated revenue was about KRW 1.5 trillion and operating profit KRW 143.4 billion (+8.1%), with overseas revenue of KRW 1.0438 trillion (69.5%). In the first half of 2026, revenue was KRW 813.5 billion (+7.4%) and operating profit KRW 148.1 billion (+63.4%), exceeding the previous full-year profit in six months; North America accounted for KRW 504.9 billion (62.1%).

Q2 2026 revenue was KRW 388.2 billion, similar to the same quarter a year earlier (KRW 392.3 billion), and operating profit of KRW 84.3 billion was reported to include a one-off effect from a tariff refund.

On Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, 1,607 people were on the pension register in August 2026, 90 fewer (−5.3%) than in October 2025. The decline came while results were improving, and no direct cause has yet been reported in the press. Staff at the US subsidiary and at Commax, acquired in January 2026, are excluded.

Three decisions within a year
  1. Production capacity: in July 2026 it completed KRW 104.3 billion of construction at the Pyeongtaek Seotan plant, adding new parts and injection-molding buildings and expanding the heat exchanger building. Annual capacity is 4.39 million units, a base for making heat pump and hybrid products.
  2. North American HVAC and localization: in October 2026 it opened an Innovation Center and Training Academy in Irvine, California, and reopened its New Jersey academy. Expanding into furnaces and heat pumps, it is considering a US production base (timing not disclosed). Exports to the US carry a 15% tariff.
  3. Smart home and appliances: in January 2026 it acquired an 80.77% stake in the wall-pad maker Commax and installed a CEO from Kyungdong. The SK Magic kitchen appliance business acquired in September 2024 (KRW 42.5 billion) had 2025 revenue of KRW 60.9 billion, short of plan (KRW 97.1 billion).
Three people it will look for
  1. North American HVAC product development and certification engineers — fitting heat pumps, furnaces and hybrids to local housing conditions
  2. North American technical training and installer channel sales — the local installation and service network is seen as the key to expansion
  3. Overseas production base setup and SCM — the US plant review, tariff response and running the expanded Pyeongtaek lines
For HR
Profit is growing while headquarters headcount is falling, so it is worth first checking which job groups the departures came from. North American HVAC and local production leaders are rare in the domestic market, so it is better to prepare both hiring people with US local experience and developing expatriate staff.
For job seekers
If you have experience in heat pump and HVAC product development, North American installer channel sales, or overseas plant setup, it fits KD Navien's next stage exactly.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Coverage of overseas share and Q1 results (2026-05-27, 2026-06-08), coverage of H1 results (2026-08), coverage of management reshuffle after the Commax acquisition (2026-02-12), coverage of the Pyeongtaek expansion (2026-10-04), coverage of the US R&D and training center (2026-10-12), coverage of SK Magic business results (2026). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

KD Navien: frequently asked questions

What does KD Navien do?

A maker of boilers and water heaters with a large share of sales overseas.

How many people work at KD Navien?

1,607 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −90 (−5.3%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does KD Navien stand now?

Overseas expansion — extending its North American water heater success into HVAC and local production. Profit is growing while headquarters headcount is falling, so it is worth first checking which job groups the departures came from. North American HVAC and local production leaders are rare in the domestic market, so it is better to prepare both hiring people with US local experience and developing expatriate staff.

Which roles will KD Navien look for?

Roles such as Home and living product planner, Rental and B2B sales. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

How can we hire people like KD Navien's in Korea?

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