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Jeong-Bae Lee, President, Memory Business Division, Samsung Author / Photo Credit = Samsung Electronics
Samsung(69,400 + 2.36%)He said hello on the 2nd. While maintaining the existing three-member CEO system and trying to stabilize it, he performed performance-oriented personnel to change the memory of the semiconductor division, the main business and the “head of the foundry division.”
On this day, Samsung Electronics announced the CEO’s regular greetings in 2021, with a total of five people, including three promotions for the president and a change in job commissioned.
With this greeting, Jae-Seung Lee, Vice President of the Consumer Electronics Division of the CE Division of Samsung Electronics, was promoted to President, and Jung-bae Lee, Vice President of the DRAM Development Division of the Memory Division of the DS Division, he was promoted to President of the Memory Division.
Si-young Choi, vice president of the memory manufacturing technology center in charge of global infrastructure in the DS division, was also promoted to president of the foundry division in the DS division.
Gyo-young Jin, president of the memory division of the DS division, became president of the Korea Institute of Technology, and Eun-seung Jung, president of the foundry division of the DS division, became the director of DS division technology.
The main characteristics of this CEO’s staff are that the vice president, who led the growth and innovation of the home appliance business, was promoted to president, and the vice president, who led the development of the semiconductor business, the core business and the strengthening of the manufacturing competitiveness, he boldly showed himself as a division chief along with his promotion to president.
Among them, the change at the head of the memory business such as DRAM and NAND flash, which account for the majority of Samsung Electronics sales, and the foundry business, which has recently grown rapidly, is assessed as person of the future.
This year’s Samsung Electronics memory semiconductor business, which continues its unique “ super gap ”, faced negative factors such as Huawei’s regulation along with sluggish industry. The industry expects internal and external competition to intensify next year. The foundry business, which has continued to grow steadily this year, still has a large market share gap with Taiwan’s TSMC.
A Samsung Electronics official explained: “It is the realization of a new generation of people who will lead new innovations and challenges for the future together with performance-oriented people.”
Recently appointed director of the memory business, Lee Jeong-bae, Ph..
Samsung Electronics hopes that new president Lee Jeong-bae can widen the gap with competitors in all memory products like NAND flash and solutions, as well as DRAM as memory business manager with this promotion.
Si-Young Choi President of Samsung Electronics Foundry Business Division / Photo Credit = Samsung Electronics
Choi Si-young, who will be in charge of the foundry business, is a manufacturing and process expert who has led the process development and manufacturing industry for all semiconductor products. He had a Ph.D. in Electronic Materials from Ohio State University in the US and held key positions in the semiconductor business, including as head of the process development team at the semiconductor research center, the head of the casting manufacturing technology center and the head of memory manufacturing technology center.
A Samsung Electronics official predicted that “President Si-young Choi, as director of the foundry business, will lay the foundation for achieving the world’s number one foundry based on his experience in process development and manufacturing of all semiconductor products. “.
Lee Jae-seung, the new president, is the first to be promoted to president of home appliances since the founding of Samsung Electronics. At present, he is assessed as a living witness who made the history of home appliances for Samsung Electronics. Lee Jae-seung, the new president, served as head of the refrigerator development group and leader of the home appliance development team, while leading the development of new concept premium home appliances such as the Mu Poong air conditioner and the Bespoke series.
Since taking over as head of the home appliance business in January this year, the company has made remarkable achievements and hopes to lead the world No. 1 in home appliance business from Samsung Electronics through this presidential promotion.
Jae-Seung Lee, President, Home Appliances Business Division, Samsung Electronics / Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics
President Gyo-young Jin, who will be transferring to the General Institute of Technology, is a world-renowned authority in the field of memory process design with a Ph.D. in electronic engineering from Seoul National University, and is considered a role. of leadership in global superdisparity leadership by exercising absolute superiority as director of memory business in March 2017
President Eun-Seung Jung is expected to enhance the preliminary research capabilities of the semiconductor business as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the DS division based on his unmatched development experience and strategic perspective.
Samsung Electronics’ existing three-member CEO system was retained. Kim Ki-nam, Vice President, Device Solutions (DS) Division, Kim Hyun-seok, President, Consumer Electronics (CE) Division, and Ko Dong-jin, President, Mobile IT (IM) Division , they remained.
A Samsung Electronics official said: “We plan to pursue a drastic revamp to sustain innovation and growth while maintaining stability while maintaining the existing three-member CEO system in an uncertain global business environment.”
Meanwhile, Vice President Lee Jae-yong’s promotion to President was not as expected in this greeting. Samsung Electronics plans to confirm and announce regular executive staff and reorganization in 2021 under the vice president sooner or later.
Seongsu Bae, Reporter Hankyung.com [email protected]
