Samsung Electronics introduced 2026 common government personnel modifications totaling 4 individuals, together with one president promotion and three commissioned responsibility modifications, on Nov. 21.
Government Vice President Yoon Jang-hyun, who was CEO of Samsung Enterprise Funding, was promoted to president and chief expertise officer (CTO) of Samsung Electronics’ System eXperience (DX) Division and concurrently appointed as head of Samsung Analysis.
This 12 months’s government personnel change represents the smallest scale since 2019 (1 vice chairman, 1 president). In comparison with 2018 (7 presidents), 2020 (4 presidents), 2021 (3 presidents), and 2022 (3 presidents), this 12 months’s personnel change considerably decreased the promotion scale, emphasizing stability. Some anticipated main personnel modifications because the enterprise assist activity pressure (TF) formally launched because the Enterprise Assist Workplace, however it remained modest. That is interpreted as a dedication to give attention to stabilizing the HBM enterprise, which as soon as ceded management to opponents within the reminiscence semiconductor sector, whereas maximizing efficiency because the supercycle begins.
This personnel change restored Samsung Electronics’ two-CEO system. President Roh Tae-moon was formally appointed as division head and CEO, eradicating his interim function as System eXperience (DX) Division head that he had held for eight months since March. He continues to function DX Division head and Cell eXperience (MX) Enterprise Unit head.
Vice Chairman Jeon Younger-hyun was reappointed as System Options (DS) Division head and Reminiscence Enterprise Unit head. Nevertheless, he stepped down from his place as Samsung Superior Institute of Know-how (SAIT) director.
A notable side of this 12 months’s government change is exterior expertise recruitment and appointment of expertise consultants to strengthen synthetic intelligence (AI) and future expertise fields. Prof. Park Hong-keun (scheduled to affix Jan. 1, 2026), who served as a chair professor at Harvard College, was newly appointed as SAIT director, a place beforehand held concurrently by Vice Chairman Jeon. President Park is a world scholar who has led primary science and engineering analysis for over 25 years and is anticipated to steer future gadget analysis in quantum computing and neuromorphic semiconductors.
President Yoon Jang-hyun, promoted to DX Division CTO and head of Samsung Analysis, beforehand served in MX Enterprise Unit software program (SW) roles. As CEO of Samsung Enterprise Funding, he led promising expertise investments in AI, robotics, bio, and semiconductors as a SW professional. Yoon is anticipated to create synergies between core companies corresponding to cell, TV, and residential home equipment, and future applied sciences like AI and robotics.
Samsung Electronics introduced it is going to proceed its coverage of selling excellent expertise via common personnel modifications all year long. In March, it promoted Government Vice President Choi Received-jun, who led AI expertise development, to president and chief working officer (COO) of the MX Enterprise Unit, and in April recruited Mauro Porcini as president and chief design officer (CDO) of the DX Division.
On the identical day, Samsung Enterprise Funding introduced personnel modifications appointing Government Vice President Lee Jong-hyuk, who was Samsung Show’s Massive Show Enterprise Unit head and IT Enterprise Workforce head, as the brand new CEO Government Vice President. The brand new CEO is anticipated to proceed rising Samsung Enterprise Funding right into a world-class CVC primarily based on his technical experience in IT and digital parts and intensive community.
