SR Holds 'Cheongnyeon Board' with Participation of Young Directors

An SRT train is arriving at SRT Suseo Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] SR is introducing a youth director system to actively reflect the opinions of the younger generation.

SR, which operates the Suseo High-Speed Railway (SRT), announced on the 24th that at the 6th board meeting of 2020 held on the 23rd, it held its first youth board meeting with youth workers participating, aiming to induce labor participation in management and secure transparency, responsibility, and fairness in decision-making.

At the board meeting held that day, nine directors including SR CEO Kwon Tae-myung and two youth workers attended as youth directors, and the agenda to revise the organizational regulations was approved.

The approved revision of the organizational regulations includes ▲clarification of the role and competency enhancement of middle managers ▲expansion of the public enterprise foundation and strengthening of planning capabilities ▲strengthening future businesses, leading the 4th Industrial Revolution and New Deal, and improving operational efficiency by integrating dispersed functions. To this end, the organizational structure was reorganized from the existing 3 headquarters, 3 offices, 12 departments, 10 centers, and 3 stations to 3 headquarters, 4 offices, 13 departments, 32 divisions, 2 institutes, 9 centers, and 3 stations.

Youth directors attending that day, Chaewon-gyu, Crew Manager of Gwangju Crew Center, and Kang Hyun-bin, Station Staff at Suseo Station, expressed their opinions that "this revision of the organizational regulations sufficiently reflects the necessary matters to strengthen future industries in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era and to centrally lead the 4th Industrial Revolution and New Deal."

SR CEO Kwon Tae-myung said, "We introduced this system to communicate and deliberate with young workers and to shift to a management paradigm of coexistence and cooperation," adding, "We will listen to the vivid voices from the field and continuously communicate with workers to reflect them in policy decisions."

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