Samsung Electronics President Kyung Kye-hyun: "Let's Establish an Exciting Vision"... Recruiting 300 Vision Crew Members

Open Recruitment Considering Various Organizations, Ranks, Ages, and Genders
to Gather Opinions from Diverse Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Samsung Electronics is recruiting 300 Vision Crew members to establish the mission and vision together under the leadership of Kyung Kye-hyun, President of the Semiconductor (DS) Division.

According to Samsung Electronics on the 31st, President Kyung proposed to employees at the 12th WeTalk held the day before, "Let's establish an exciting 'mission and vision' for the DS Division together." WeTalk is an employee communication activity held every Wednesday in Samsung Electronics' DS Division. Since President Kyung first launched it in December last year, not only President Kyung but also Presidents Jung Eun-seung, Jin Gyo-young, and heads of each business unit use it as a direct communication channel with employees.

At WeTalk, President Kyung announced, "We plan to recruit 300 Vision Crew members to establish the mission and vision of Samsung Electronics' DS Division together." The 300 Vision Crew members will be publicly recruited considering various factors such as each organization, rank, age, and gender to gather diverse opinions.

The recruited Vision Crew will establish the mission and vision of the DS Division through future workshops. The workshops will be conducted in a facilitation style where all members can freely express and share their opinions, rather than a one-way communication from management to the Vision Crew.

Additionally, President Kyung decided to regularize job postings, which had been sporadically conducted as needed in each organization, every April. Until now, employees wishing to transfer departments could not know the staffing plans until the respective department posted job openings, causing difficulties in planning their careers independently. Once all departments announce staffing plans according to the regularized job posting schedule, employees will be able to plan and prepare their careers accordingly.

President Kyung also revealed plans to improve the working environment for DS Division employees by establishing cultural, rest, and sports infrastructure and actively introducing hub offices for commuting convenience.

Known as the "Communication King" within the DS Division, President Kyung expressed his commitment to strengthening communication with employees at the regular shareholders' meeting held this month, stating, "We will change the way we work and innovate organizational culture to create a company where talented people gather and work happily." President Kyung believes that the role of a leader is to create an environment where members can bring out and shine their pearls (talents). To build a flexible and horizontal organizational culture, President Kyung also suggested that employees call him by his English initials ‘KH’ instead of the title ‘President.’

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