Chief Executives
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Executive reshuffles
Hanwha accelerates generational shift with promotion of second son
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group is accelerating its generational power shift by promoting the group chairman&rsqu...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to supply advanced 5G network equipment to KDDI
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen as the supplier of advanced fifth-generation network equipment to Japan&rsquo...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
South Korean companies rattled by activist shareholders
South Korea’s major companies are under attack by activist shareholders, who are exerting ever-increasing clout over critical corporate decisi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS lags global peers in 2013-2022 investment returns
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, has underperformed its global peers over the past decade in te...
Feb 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
NCSOFT lays off 20% of US operation before new game release
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s major game developing and publishing company, has recently laid off about 20% of its North American operation, joi...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung executives to be called without seniority title
Rank-and file-employees at Samsung Electronics Co. will call their senior executives without their titles as part of the company’s new human r...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung hires two ex-Ericsson executives to lead network business
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has hired two former executives of Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its ne...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life chief says data can overcome uncertain future
Shin Chang-jae, chairman and CEO of South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance, has urged the overcoming of the economic crisis based on leadership of VUCA,...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus announces official start of original content production
LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it would officially kickstart producing original content, following its pilot program about desserts relea...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Korean business chiefs’ Year of the Rabbit messages: Keep investing
South Korea’s top business leaders on the first business day of the year stressed the importance of active investment and concentration of r...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
KT taps current CEO Ku as sole candidate for next chief
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. has named current chief executive Ku Hyeon-mo the sole candidate for its next CEO during a board meeting ...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS fund management taps former GEPS CIO Seo as new chief
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund, has tapped Seo Won-joo as the new chief investment officer, a...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hyundai becomes younger with 1 in 3 new executives in their 40s
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, which owns Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., has carried out a year-end mid-tier executive reshuffle marked ...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership
Technocrats dominated the management of South Korea’s top 10 business groups, as technical specialists with deep understanding of business too...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries establishes chief AI officer post
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has created the position of chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CAIO) to propel a major busines...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medipost, OmniaBio to enhance cooperation for CDMO business
South Korea's stem-cell therapy company Medipost announced on Thursday that its Canadian affiliate OmniaBio made a two-day visit to South Korea on N...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS shortlists 6 candidates for chief investment officer opening
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund managing 896.6 trillion won ($690.5 billion) as of end-S...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square chief expects significant investment gains from next year
SK Square Co., the investment management arm of South Korea’s SK Group, is looking to reap handsome gains from its investment and divestment a...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics in CDO deal talks with global pharma firm
FRANKFURT – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, is in talks to develop medicines for a global pharmaceutical ...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals to make CES debut in January
SK Biopharmaceuticals will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest trade show for IT and electronics held in Las Vegas, to unveil its medical dev...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
CJ Group reshuffles CEOs with woman at helm of Olive Young
South Korea’s CJ Group carried out a CEO and executive reshuffle on Oct. 24 around two months earlier than previous year-end promotions to imp...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s FTC to toughen reviews on platform sector M&As
South Korea’s antitrust body is set to strengthen reviews on acquisitions for different businesses in the platform industry to resolve the pro...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS seeks new CIO as Ahn ends term Oct. 18
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is looking for a new chief investment officer (CIO) as former CIO Ahn Hyo-joon’s term ended...
Oct 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives over Meta Quest Pro
SILICON VALLEY – Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., has met with senior officials of Samsung Electronics C...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Fed may allow recession to stem inflation: Ex-Boston Fed chief
NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve will not be able to stem rampant inflation in the US without an economic recession, former Boston Fed President Eric...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief signals another big step as Fed hike haunts won
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday signaled another 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike as the won currency weakened past the psychol...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM
There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to hig...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US chipmaking association chief stresses Chip 4 Alliance not about China
John Neuffer, president and CEO of the United States Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), visited South Korea earlier this week on the primary ...
Sep 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Shipyards, TV plants to shut down as typhoon lands on Korea
The world’s two largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., decided to shut down t...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Elec executive touts ‘significant progress’ in M&A efforts
BERLIN – Samsung Electronics Co. has made “significant progress” in the company’s merger and acquisition (M&A) efforts, ...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)