Samsung SDI Launches All-Out Effort to Secure Top Talent... 2023 Tech & Career Forum Held

Development by Business Division and Major Sectors
Executives Directly Present Technology Trends

Samsung SDI President Yoonho Choi is delivering a welcome speech at the 'Tech & Career Forum' held on the 18th. Photo by Samsung SDI

Samsung SDI has embarked on securing top talent to strengthen its ultra-competitive technological edge.

On the 18th, Samsung SDI announced that it held the '2023 Tech & Career Forum' at the Chosun Palace Hotel in Seoul. Representatives and professors from major domestic universities collaborating with Samsung SDI, along with master's and doctoral-level talents, were invited, with around 200 people attending the event.

Key executives from Samsung SDI's main development divisions attended, including CEO Yoonho Choi, SDI Research Center Head (Vice President) Hyuk Jang, Large and Medium Battery Business Division Development Director (Vice President) Raehyuk Jang, Small Battery Business Division Development Director (Vice President) Jeongjun Park, Electronic Materials Business Division Development Director (Senior Executive Director) Jooyoung Nam, and Global Process/Equipment Development Center Head (Vice President) Byungwoo Lee.

The forum consisted of programs such as an introduction to Samsung SDI and recruitment briefing, technical seminars, and keynote speeches, lasting approximately five hours.

In his welcoming remarks, CEO Yoonho Choi explained Samsung SDI's vision of "realizing a sustainable and eco-friendly future society through ultra-competitive technology," emphasizing that "Samsung SDI is aiming to become a 'global top-tier company by 2030,' focusing on solidifying its foundation alongside external growth." He added, "The key to achieving this goal is talent," urging, "You are the protagonists who will shape Samsung SDI's future together."

Following this, Jaewoo Ahn, Head of the People Team (Vice President), explained Samsung SDI's organizational culture and recruitment of master's and doctoral-level candidates. Then, executives from five divisions?including the Large and Medium Battery Business Division, Small Battery Business Division, Electronic Materials Business Division, SDI Research Center, and Global Process Equipment Development Center?presented the latest technological trends in their respective fields. Attendees were allowed to choose sessions based on their interests to enhance engagement.

Hyuk Jang, Head of the SDI Research Center and keynote speaker, discussed strategies to strengthen Samsung SDI's R&D competitiveness and emphasized the company's technological capabilities.

Samsung SDI President Yoonho Choi is delivering a welcome speech at the 'Tech & Career Forum' held on the 18th. Photo by Samsung SDI

The direct involvement of CEO Yoonho Choi and key executives from Samsung SDI's main development divisions in the 'Tech & Career Forum' aims to expand the discovery of global top talent and strengthen Samsung SDI's recruitment brand.

In the rapidly growing battery market, securing and nurturing outstanding talent is another critical future competitive advantage. CEO Yoonho Choi continuously emphasizes the importance of talent acquisition and development alongside the swift execution of three management policies: 'ultra-competitive technological edge,' 'best quality,' and 'qualitative growth with profitability advantage.'

Last July and October, Samsung SDI's key development executives also directly engaged in 'Tech & Career Forums' targeting doctoral-level talent in Korea and North America, respectively, demonstrating a full commitment to talent acquisition.

Moreover, Samsung SDI laid the foundation for nurturing and securing future talent by signing battery talent development agreements with Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), and Hanyang University in 2021, followed by Sungkyunkwan University and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in 2022. The company plans to continuously expand these collaborative programs.

To strengthen talent acquisition and networking, Samsung SDI plans to continue discovering global top talent in Europe and North America, starting with the 'Tech & Career Forum' held this time, followed by events in Munich, Germany in September and San Francisco, USA in October.

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