Shani Appointed as New CEO, Park Haeman as Head of Headquarters

Existing CEO Kangseop Lee and Co-CEO System
Interpreted as Strengthening Management of Production Division

SPC Group's Shani has appointed Haeman Park, Head of Production Headquarters, as the new CEO.

The Shani factory in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, where a worker entrapment accident occurred on August 11. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the food industry on the 16th, Shani held a board meeting in mid-last month and appointed Head Park as the new CEO, transitioning to a co-CEO system alongside the existing CEO, Kangseop Lee.

Head Park had previously transferred from the Bakery Division Head at SPC Samlip to Head of Production Headquarters at Shani just one week after a worker entrapment accident occurred at the Shani factory located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on August 8.

Shani's appointment of Head Park as the new CEO is interpreted as a move to strengthen production management amid a series of fatal accidents. Some speculate that the transition to a co-CEO system might be a step for CEO Lee to take responsibility for the fatal accident and resign.

Previously, at SPL, an SPC Group affiliate where another worker entrapment fatality occurred, the former CEO, Dongseok Kang, stepped down from his position taking responsibility after the company also transitioned to a co-CEO system.

An SPC official stated, “The appointment of CEO Park is a step to focus on on-site safety through quality improvement and labor environment enhancement, and to strengthen quality and safety management.”

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