Lotte Expands 10-Year Strategy for Developing Female Talent to 47 Members
Increased by 12 Compared to Last Year, Active External Transfusions as Well
[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Lotte announced on the 15th that it has expanded the number of female executives and strengthened organizational diversity through the '2023 Regular Executive Personnel Appointment.' Lotte Members appointed the group's first external female CEO.
Kim Hye-ju, who was appointed as the CEO of Lotte Members, is a big data expert with extensive data analysis experience across various industries such as finance, manufacturing, and telecommunications. She previously worked at Samsung Electronics and KT, and currently serves as the Head of Big Data Division and Managing Director of the MyData Unit at Shinhan Financial Group. Based on her top-tier data expertise in Korea, CEO Kim is expected to utilize data from Lotte's 40 million customers to discover new business perspectives, lead digital innovation, and strengthen the capabilities of Lotte Members, which is a core future competitiveness asset of Lotte Group's distribution sector.
Lotte emphasized, "Starting with the announcement of the Diversity Charter, we have strategically nurtured female talent for about 10 years," adding, "As a result, the number of female executives reached 47 this year (7.1% of the total), an increase of 12 compared to last year."
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The executives promoted this time include six people: Jung Mi-hye, Head of Production Planning Team at Lotte Confectionery (Deputy General Manager), Chae Hye-young, Head of Beverage Marketing Division at Lotte Chilsung Beverage (Deputy General Manager), Han Ji-yeon, Store Manager of Paju Branch at Lotte Department Store (Deputy General Manager), Kim Ji-yeon, Head of Product Development Division at Lotte Homeshopping (Deputy General Manager), Lee Jeong-min, Head of Sales Team 3 at Lotte Construction (Deputy General Manager), and Yoon Young-joo, Head of Management Support Division at Lotte AMC (Deputy General Manager).
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