Major construction firms have replaced their chief executives with financial experts in recent weeks to brace for a prolonged industry downturn, according to industry officials, Sunday.
A high-profile collapse at an apartment complex under construction in Incheon by GS Engineering & Construction (E&C) comes as a blessing in disguise for its heir apparent, as its tainted corporate value helped the company chairman give 2 million shares to his son while paying a reduced gift tax, according to industry officials, Thursday.
A high-profile collapse at an apartment complex under construction in Incheon by GS Engineering & Construction (E&C) comes as a blessing in disguise for its heir apparent, as its tainted corporate value helped the company chairman give 2 million shares to his son while paying a reduced gift tax, according to industry officials, Thursday.
GS Group, the South Korean energy, retail and construction conglomerate, on Wednesday said it promoted 50 executives across its affiliates, the most the group has carried out in its annual reshuffle since its establishment in 2005. The promotions include Kim Seong-min, new CEO at GS Caltex, Yoo Jae-young, CEO of GS Power, and Cheong Yong-han, CEO of GS Entec. Kim, along with Hur Sae-hong, the incumbent CEO of GS Calt.
GS E&C s owner family resumed managing the company to restore its tarnished brand image after a parking garage at an apartment complex in Incheon being constructed by the builder collapsed in April.