GS Geonseol Hosts '1st Global HR Leader Conference'

15 Chief Human Resources Officers from Overseas Subsidiaries in 6 Countries Gather

GS Construction announced on the 14th that it held the '1st Global HR Leader Conference' at its Mumbai office in India last May. This was GS Construction's first overseas conference related to human resources, conducted with the goal of establishing a locally optimized HR system as the scope and scale of its overseas business expanded.

GS Construction Global HR Leader Conference.
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The event lasted four days and was attended by 15 top HR executives from GS Construction's overseas offices in six countries, including the Mumbai office in India, Australia office, Vietnam office, GS Inima (Spain), Danwood (Poland), and Elements Europe (UK), along with HR officers from the headquarters.

GS Construction is expanding various businesses such as overseas development projects, water treatment, and manufacturing not only domestically but also worldwide. Accordingly, the number of local subsidiaries and their employees is continuously increasing. Starting with the India design office in 2006, the company now operates more than 20 overseas subsidiaries in 13 countries. The number of employees has also steadily grown, with overseas subsidiary staff increasing from fewer than 1,000 in early 2020 to over 4,000 currently.

The conference aimed to establish a workforce operation system optimized for local conditions. GS Construction shared its advanced HR directions from headquarters, including securing excellent talent, performance management, organizational culture building, and leadership development, with overseas subsidiaries. It also shared best practices for talent acquisition and development tailored to each country's local circumstances, fostering a strong sense of unity as GS Construction members and building a network for continuous exchange and cooperation among subsidiaries.

Meanwhile, GS Construction established a plant design office in India in 2006, successfully localizing by supporting not only GS Construction's plant business design but also conducting independent local design projects. The decision to hold the first GS Construction Global HR Leader Conference at the Mumbai office in India reflects the intention to accelerate local optimization of other overseas subsidiaries based on this experience. GS Construction is also making efforts to optimize local organizations and human resources in Vietnam, where development and manufacturing projects are underway, and Australia, where overseas infrastructure projects are progressing, to create business synergies.

Starting with this event, GS Construction plans to regularly visit major overseas subsidiaries annually to hold conferences sequentially. To enhance the sense of belonging and business synergy among overseas subsidiaries, active exchange programs such as visits by key HR personnel to headquarters will also be promoted.

A GS Construction official stated, “This conference was an opportunity for domestic and overseas HR leaders to come together, communicate, and interact to learn from each other's strengths and collectively recognize the importance of talent management.” He added, “We will continue to strive to establish a talent management and development system befitting our status as a global company through close cooperation among subsidiaries.”

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