KT Narrows Next CEO Candidates to Seven... Final Interview on the 16th

The shortlist for the next CEO of KT has reportedly been narrowed down to seven candidates.

According to industry sources on December 3, the KT Director Candidate Recommendation Committee held a meeting the previous day, reducing the initial pool of 16 candidates to seven and notifying the candidates accordingly.

Previously, the committee had confirmed 33 candidates through a public recruitment process as the first round of candidates, then reduced this number to 16 after consulting with the personnel advisory panel. The detailed list of candidates and the proportion of internal candidates have not been disclosed.

In this round of screening, Kim Cheolsoo, former President of KT Skylife; Kim Taeho, former President of Seoul Metro; Nam Gyutaek, former President of KT CS; Park Yoonyoung, former Head of KT's Enterprise Division; Lee Hyunseok, Head of KT's Customer Division; Hong Wonpyo, former CEO of SK Shieldus; and Joo Hyungcheol, former CEO of SK Communications, are reported to have passed. Except for former CEO Joo, all are former KT executives, and Lee is the only current executive among them.

The Director Candidate Recommendation Committee plans to conduct online interviews on December 9 to further narrow the list to four candidates. The final interviews will take place on December 16, with the final candidate likely to be decided on the same day.

Based on this process, the board of directors will confirm the final candidate to be recommended to the general shareholders' meeting. The new CEO will be officially appointed following approval at the regular shareholders' meeting in 2026.

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