Top executives and heirs of family-controlled Korean conglomerates have been busy expanding their personal networks and finding new growth engines at the CES tech trade show in Las Vegas again this year, according to industry officials, Wednesday.
A team led by Andrew, comprising James, Chris and Lisa, engages in lively conversations about work while addressing each other by their first names. This atmosphere is something that some Korean companies are trying to emulate by mandating all employees to use their preferred English name while at work. The rationale is that they need to move away from the Korean language’s emphasis on honorifics, positi.
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set to discuss business strategies for the coming year in meetings with heads of each business unit and executives, following the completion of end-of-year reshuffles and organizational restructuring, according to the companies, Thursday.
The chiefs of Hyundai Motor Group and SK Group are highly likely to attend next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in a move to promote their next-generation tech visions at the world’s largest IT fair.
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee underscored the importance of maintaining industry leadership in technology as the company celebrated its 54th anniversary on Wednesday. Samsung, one of the world s leading smartphone makers and the world’s largest memory chip producer, held the annual event at its headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, with some 400 executives and employees in attendance. ".