From Manager to Team Leader... KT Transforms into a 'Young Company'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] KT is aiming to transform into a young company through a bold personnel move by appointing employees at the assistant manager level as team leaders.

On the 25th, KT announced the establishment of the 'Y Culture Team,' a dedicated team for the 2030 corporate culture. The Y Culture Team will lead efforts to create a healthy and flexible corporate culture at KT and enhance corporate competitiveness through communication centered on the 2030 generation, which is the foundation for future growth.

The team consists of five members, including the team leader, selected through a company-wide open recruitment. Both the team leader and members were employees aged 39 or younger, ranging from staff to assistant manager level. The average age of the finally selected team leader and members is 29. This is the first time that a KT assistant manager in their 30s has taken on the role of a team leader at the manager level to lead a team.

The Y Culture Team plans to carry out various activities, including planning communication programs between management and employees and operating KT's youth board of directors, 'Blue Board.' Blue Board is a youth board program that KT has been running for 20 years since 2001, with 42 members participating this year and an average age of 31.

The team intends to incorporate trends of the younger generation into the corporate culture and collect the vivid voices of 2030 employees to apply them to company-wide operations. In the future, they also plan to communicate directly with the management, including the CEO.

Kim Sang-gyun, Head of KT Group Human Resources Office, said, "We promoted the establishment of the Y Culture Team so that the 2030 juniors can proactively create a healthy corporate culture at KT," adding, "Through positive and open communication, we hope that young employees will grow into the proud and solid center of KT's future."

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