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Samsung Electronics promotes 161 executives amid AI drive

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has promoted 161 executives under its regular personnel reshuffle in line with efforts to bolster readiness for the global AI boom.

2025-11-25

SPC announces major leadership reshuffles for global expansion and to restore trust

SPC Group announced on Tuesday a major leadership reshuffle as part of efforts to strengthen its global expansion strategy and restore trust after a series of crises. The move includes new appointments and promotions at the executive level.

2025-11-04

Korea’s top companies cut executive numbers by 100 amid economic uncertainty

The number of executives at Korea’s 100 largest companies has fallen by about 100 over the past year, reflecting cost-cutting amid growing economic uncertainty, according to new data released Monday.

2025-10-27

Women make up over 8% of executives at Korean firms for first time

The proportion of female executives at Korea's top companies has more than doubled over the past six years to surpass 8 percent for the first time, an industry report showed Tuesday.

2025-07-08

Samsung Chair Lee Jae-yong is now a viral meme

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong has become a meme after a photo of him making a shushing gesture went viral. The photo was taken during a visit to Busan, where Lee was supporting the city's development as a "global hub."

2023-12-08

Women account for 6% of executives at Korea's top firms, data shows

The proportion of women in executive positions at the top 100 companies in Korea reached the 6 percent mark for the first time ever this year, data showed Thursday.

2023-11-23

Seven percent of executives at Korea's top firms now women, report says

The proportion of women executives rose to 7 percent in the first quarter of this year, following the implementation of a revised Capital Markets Act that banned a single-gender composition of a company board in August last year.

2023-05-30

[THINK ENGLISH] 현대백화점 정지선 회장, 중대재해법 적용될까

Hyundai Department Store executives could be jailed or fined under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act following a fire at a Hyundai Premium Outlet location that killed seven. The Ministry of Employment and Labor has initiated an investigation...

2022-10-05

More women in corporate leadership roles in Korea

Of the 100 companies surveyed by UnicoSearch, a headhunting firm, 5.6 percent of leadership positions were held by women. This is the first time the 5-percent mark has been broken.

2022-08-11

[THINK ENGLISH] 카카오, 상장 후 임원들의 주식 매각 금지

Kakao is now prohibiting its executives and executives of related companies from selling shares for a certain period of time following an initial public offering.

2022-01-19