Samsung Names First Woman CEO Outside Founding Family In 86 Years: Report
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Samsung Names First Woman CEO Outside Founding Family In 86 Years: Report

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Samsung Group has named a woman outside its founding family as the chief executive officer of the company. The conglomerate appointed Kim Kyung-Ah to the post making it the first time it chose someone outside the family in 86 years. CEOScore, a consultancy based out of Seoul, stated that female executives accounted for just 10 per cent of the board at 269 large listed firms in 2023. Earlier, late Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull’s granddaughter, Lee Boo-jin, was the first female to lead a Samsung subsidiary entity.

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Samsung Names Younghee Lee As First Woman President: Report
2 years ago

Samsung Names Younghee Lee As First Woman President: Report

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South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has named Younghee Lee as its first woman president while announcing it will retain the positions of its two current CEOs, the media has reported. Samsung's new woman president's appointment comes ahead of the launch of the much-anticipated Galaxy S23 lineup. Samsung is likely to officially unveil the Galaxy S23 series at its first …

Samsung promotes Lee Young-hee as the first female President- Know her role
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Samsung promotes Lee Young-hee as the first female President- Know her role

India TV News  

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Samsung heir takes over as chairman year after release from jail in bribery case
2 years, 1 month ago

Samsung heir takes over as chairman year after release from jail in bribery case

Hindustan Times  

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Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as chairman
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Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as chairman

The Hindu  

Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former President in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government. Lee’s promotion is partially symbolic as he has helmed the Samsung group in his capacity as the electronics company’s vice-chairman since 2014, …

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