Management and board of directors




In December 2010, Samsung switched its management system from a single CEO-system under Choi Gee-sung to a two-person management team with Choi Gee-sung, CEO and vice chairman, and Lee Jae-yong, chief operating officer and president. In June 2012, Samsung appointed Kwon Oh-hyun as CEO of the company. Samsung also reorganized its overseas marketing bases in line with changes in the market, including a combined Britain/Continental Europe regional subsidiary, and a combined China/Taiwan regional subsidiary.

In 2012, Samsung appointed director of mobile products, J. K. Shin, to president/CEO of Samsung Electronics for Mobile Consumer Products.

The company added a new digital imaging business division in 2010, and consists of eight divisions, including the existing display, IT solutions, consumer electronics, wireless, networking, semiconductor, and LCD divisions.

It merged consumer electronics and air conditioners in 2010 under the consumer electronics business division. The set-top boxes business was merged with the Visual Display Business division.

The company's December 2010 reorganization was as follows: Among the eight divisions, the network division and the digital imaging division experienced new appointments, while the remaining divisions were maintained in accordance with their results.

  • Chief executive officer, Vice chairman: Choi Gee-sung
  • Chief financial officer: President Yoon Ju-hwa
  • Chief operating officer, President: Lee Jae-yong
  • Chief executive officer, President: J. K. Shin

The following are the names of the board of directors members:

board of directors
Names Position(s)
Choi Gee-sung Vice chairman, President and chief executive officer
Yoon Ju-hwa Chief financial officer
Tim Baxter President of Samsung North American Branch
Jonathan Stewers Lead mobile design (North American Branch)
Robert Bardaeu Product Developer/ Developer Recruitment (North American Branch)
Yoon Dong-min Independent director (Attorney at Law, Kim & Chang)
Lee Chae-woong Independent director (Professor of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University)
Lee In-ho Independent director (Advisor, Shinhan Bank)
Park Oh-soo Independent director (Professor of Business Administration, Seoul National University)

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