Samsung executives may reshuffle this month due to bribery scandal

[Global Network Technology Reporter Zhang Yang] According to the "Korean Herald" reported on May 8, according to sources inside Samsung, Samsung Group is expected to reshuffle the appointment of executives as soon as this month. Samsung usually implements reorganization every year in December, appointing executives and CEOs. After Samsung became involved in the corruption scandal in South Korea, the company postponed its senior executive adjustment last year. The corruption scandal led South Korean President Park Geun-hye to be impeached and Samsung’s chief executive, Lee Jae-yong, was arrested. Samsung sources said, “It is really said that the adjustments of senior executives should no longer be postponed because they are practitioners of the overall operation of the group.” Samsung Electronics’ Samsung Electronics Group reportedly passed its human resources department. Completed most of the reorganization process. For the appointment of the new CEO, Samsung is expected to be conducted around or after August, when the trial of Li Zaiyu’s case will end. Samsung’s appointment of the new CEO is usually done in the form of a change in the CEO’s CEO, or promoted to a vice president to fill the vacancies left by retirees. These appointments are generally implemented by the Samsung Strategy Office but need to be approved by the board of directors. However, since the strategic office was disbanded in February this year, Samsung does not currently have a control center or guidelines to appoint a CEO. Samsung Group currently has about 40 CEO positions. Sources explained that compared with the appointment of thousands of senior executives, designated positions require more in-depth review and management approval. Regarding executives shuffling remarks, Samsung declined to comment, saying "it has not been confirmed." It is reported that while dissolving the strategic office in March this year, Samsung also reorganized junior employees. In addition, Samsung Group also promoted Jun Young-hyun, the head of Samsung Electronics' memory chip division, as CEO of Samsung SDI, and appointed Kim Jong-ho, head of Samsung Heavy Industries’ production department, as Samsung Electronics' global quality and innovation director. Shadow of Galaxy Note7 explosion accident.