Samsung Electronics Appoints 30s Senior Manager and 40s Vice President... "Accelerating Generational Change with Young Leaders"

2024 Regular Executive Personnel Changes
23.5% Decrease from 187 Last Year
Vice Presidents 59→51, Senior Managers 107→77

Samsung Electronics announced on the 29th that it has promoted 143 executives in its 2024 executive personnel reshuffle. This is a decrease of 44 people (23.5%) compared to 187 last year. It is interpreted that the number of executive promotions was significantly reduced due to the impact of declining performance. Samsung Electronics' consolidated operating profit for the third quarter was 2.4335 trillion KRW, down 77.57% from the same period last year.

Samsung Electronics promoted 143 people, including 51 vice presidents, 77 general managers, 1 fellow, and 14 masters. The number of vice presidents decreased by 8 (13.6%) from 59 last year, general managers by 30 (28%) from 107, fellows by 1 (50%) from 2, and masters by 5 (26.3%) from 19.

Regarding this personnel reshuffle, Samsung Electronics stated, "We have carried out promotions to overcome the uncertainties of the global business environment and to establish a sustainable foundation for future growth," adding, "We expanded the leadership base for continuous growth and promoted many talents in software (SW) and new technology fields to strengthen future growth engines." They also added, "We accelerated generational change through the selection of young leaders and technical talents."

October 11th, last month, Samsung Electronics Seocho Building, Seoul.
[Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@]

First, they said they selected talents with the capability to strengthen the company's growth engines. In the Device Experience (DX) division, which is the mobile and consumer electronics business unit, Son Tae-yong, head of the MicroLED team in the Visual Display (VD) business unit, was promoted to vice president. He was recognized for his contributions to the commercialization of the business unit's key products. He successfully led the development of premium products such as Micro LED TVs, 8K, and QLED.

In the Mobile Experience (MX) business unit, Kim Sung-eun, vice president and head of the Smartphone Development 2 team, led the hardware development of key products such as the Galaxy S series and foldable phones. Lim Sung-taek, vice president and head of the Air Solution Development Group in the Digital Appliances (DA) business unit, contributed to the development of eco-friendly and premium lineup products such as air conditioners and air purifiers.

In the Device Solutions (DS) division, the promotion of Kang Dong-gu, vice president and head of the Flash Design 2 team in the Memory Business Unit, stands out. He is an engineer who led the development and commercialization of the 8th generation V-NAND, which boasts the world's highest capacity and reliability. He contributed to securing circuit element technology for the development of the 9th generation V-NAND. Kim Il-ryong, vice president and head of the Product Technology team in the System LSI Business Unit, optimized design and process to enhance advanced process stability. He improved yield (ratio of good products) to strengthen the competitiveness of the System LSI business unit's products.

They promoted outstanding talents in software and new technologies. In the DX division, Lee Joo-hyung, CTO and head of the AI Methods team at Samsung Research, was promoted to vice president. He is an AI algorithm design expert who led the development of proprietary generative language and code models, as well as advanced research and strategic direction establishment. Yang Byung-duk, head of the Display Group in the MX business unit, contributed to the success of the Galaxy Fold series by applying the foldable phone 'S-Pen' solution.

In the DS division, Hyun Sang-jin, CTO and head of the Next Generation Process Development Office at the Semiconductor Research Institute, was promoted to vice president. He was the key figure in successfully mass-producing the world's first 3-nanometer (nm) product applying GAA (Gate-All-Around) technology. The 3nm GAA application project is an essential technology for the overall success of Samsung Foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) business.

On July 31, one day before the pre-order of the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5 by the three mobile carriers, an employee is seen examining the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5 at the KT Plaza Gwanghwamun Station branch in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@]

They also selected general managers in their 30s and vice presidents in their 40s. In the DX division, Park Tae-sang, head of the Smart Factory team at the Production Technology Research Institute, was promoted to vice president at age 48. He contributed to the technological advancement of strategic products such as foldable devices. Son Wang-ik, general manager of the MX business unit at age 39, led the advanced development of the Galaxy S series. In the DS division, the promotion of Park Se-geun, vice president of the D-RAM PA1 team in the Memory Business Unit at age 49, stands out. He contributed to the world's first mass production of 12nm DRAM and the development of the largest capacity Double Data Rate (DDR) 5 products currently available.

The promotion trend for women and foreigners was maintained. In the DX division, Jung Hye-soon, vice president and head of the Framework Development team in the MX business unit at age 48, developed user environment customization features for Galaxy smartphones such as 'Good Lock.' Jeon Shin-ae, vice president and Synthesis TU Lead at SAIT (formerly Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), led the development of eco-friendly Quantum Dot (QD) materials. She contributed to improving QD-display characteristics and securing next-generation material synthesis technology.

Among foreigners, the promotion of Charlie Zhang, CTO of the DX division and head of the Samsung Research 6G (6th generation mobile communication) research team, to general manager stands out. He contributed to the world's first successful 5G ultra-high frequency data transmission. Balajee Sowrirajan, vice president and head of the SSIR research institute in the DS division, timely supported overseas research and development (R&D) of key solution products such as Solid State Drives (SSD) and System on Chip (SOC).

Samsung Electronics announced that it has completed executive personnel reshuffles including next year's president-level and executive personnel changes. They said they will soon finalize and announce organizational restructuring and position appointments.

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