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Catering firm Ourhome taps founding family’s eldest daughter as CEO
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
PwC's Korean member taps new chiefs, creates finance unit
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a South Korean member firm of PwC International Ltd., has appointed new chiefs of its key units and created a fin...
Jun 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Chairman Koo to embark on US trip to oversee battery, AI projects
Koo Kwang-mo, chair of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, will embark on a weeklong business trip to the US next week to seek new gr...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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HD Hyundai’s ascent driven by visionary spinoff push
Many cast doubts on HD Hyundai Group’s decision to separate its ship maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service in 2016. The move, however,...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Deloitte Korea taps new CFO, consulting head in reshuffle
Deloitte Korea, which operates accounting firm Deloitte Anjin LLC and consulting service provider Deloitte Consulting LLC, announced a reshuffle with...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean catering firm Ourhome CEO to leave amid sibling feud
South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun has failed in her attempt to serve another ...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ex-Porsche engineer Harrer to lead Hyundai’s high-performance push
Hyundai Motor Group is upping the ante to lead in the luxury and high-performance car market and speed up electrification by tapping a high-profile a...
May 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean catering firm Ourhome again engulfed in sibling feud
South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. faced another sibling dispute as its Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun failed...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Commercial vehicle guru Andersson leads MAN’s Korea, Australia businesses
Commercial vehicle veteran Peter Andersson is now managing MAN Truck & Bus SE’s businesses in South Korea and a cluster of Asia-Pacific cou...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tobacco maker KT&G names its COO as final CEO candidate
South Korea’s KT&G Corp., the world’s leading tobacco maker, appointed its Chief Operating Officer Bang Kyung-man as the final candid...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics puts focus on customers to drive growth
LG Electronics Inc., transitioning into a smart life solution platform company from a simple white goods manufacturer, will enhance its customer-cent...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As
Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. Wi...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Family feud at Kumho Petrochem set to reignite
Park Chul-whan, the nephew of Kumho Petrochemical Co.'s former Chairman Park Chan-koo, has launched a proxy fight jointly with an activist fund, fuel...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur
When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asia...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to strengt...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has nominated former President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairm...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court ...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him
Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisitions...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung’s Lee cleared of charges over Samsung C&T merger
The Seoul Central District Court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee of charges of being involved in illegal activities r...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Holdings’ Chairman Choi to hand over baton
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s Chairman Choi Jeong-woo is not among the company’s next CEO candidates, suggesting Choi will leave the company after serv...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset chair to donate subsidiary shares to charity
Mirae Asset Group founder and Chairman Park Hyeon-joo will donate a 25% stake in Mirae Asset Consulting Co., the firm at the top of the financial ser...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hankook vows to prevent hostile bids after MBK tender offer fails
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Tuesday it will e...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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HD Hyundai aims to double number of female employees by 2030
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, will introduce a childcare leave system to make the male-dominated conglomerate an attr...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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MBK raises Hankook bid price, asks FSS to probe Cho's stock purchase
The sibling rivalry for control of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technolo...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK On Vice Chair Chey Jae-won sees greater growth potential in 2024
Chey Jae-won, executive senior vice chairman of SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Thursday he expects the company’s grow...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Booyoung Group donates 600 buses to Laos
South Korea’s Booyoung Group donated 600 buses to Laos. According to the group on Thursday, the Chairman of Booyoung Group Lee Joong-Keun, and ...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hankook prepared to defend MBK Partners’ takeover bid: Chairman Cho
Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said o...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cho Yang-rai to fight back in MBK Partners’ bid to acquire Hankook Tire
Cho Yang-rai, honorary chairman of Hankook & Company Co., has vowed to fight MBK Partners Ltd.’s bid to take over the holding company of So...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in
The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the el...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership
Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chairman Chung Euisun is firming his reputation as a leader in the global auto industry as he is once again rec...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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