Accelerating Skilled Talent Development... Samsung Selects Record 15 'Myeongjang' Masters

'2024 Samsung Master Craftsmen' Selected
Certification Plaques Awarded to 15 People Including 10 from Samsung Electronics
Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee Holds Lunch with Master Craftsmen Couples

Samsung announced on the 2nd that it has selected 15 employees as the '2024 Samsung Masters,' the highest technical experts within the company.

At the 2024 opening ceremony held on the same day, Samsung selected the '2024 Samsung Masters' in various fields such as manufacturing technology and quality, and presented certification plaques.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee delivers the New Year's address at the '2024 Opening Ceremony' held on the 2nd at Suwon Digital City.
[Photo by Samsung Electronics]

This year, a total of 15 employees were selected as Masters: 10 from Samsung Electronics, 2 from Samsung Display, 2 from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and 1 from Samsung SDI. This surpasses the 11 selected in both last year and 2022, marking the largest number since the system was introduced.

Samsung has been operating the Samsung Masters system since 2019 to nurture the company's top technical experts and encourage employee growth. Since last year, experts in sales, marketing, and procurement who have contributed to business performance have also been selected as Masters, continuously expanding the selection fields and the affiliated subsidiaries adopting the system. Since Samsung Electronics first introduced the system in 2019, Samsung Electro-Mechanics followed in 2020, and Samsung Display and Samsung SDI began operating it in 2021.

Employees selected as Masters receive encouragement bonuses and Master allowances, and also gain priority selection opportunities for the Samsung Senior Track system, which allows them to continue working after retirement age.

Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, hosted a congratulatory luncheon for the selected Masters and their spouses on the day, encouraging their hard work and presenting travel vouchers and other gifts.

A Samsung official explained, "Despite the challenging business environment, Samsung is accelerating the development of technical talent by selecting the largest number of Masters ever. We operate internal systems to strengthen technological competitiveness and nurture outstanding personnel, while continuously supporting the national industrial ecosystem and the cultivation of technical talent."

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