Yoon-Woo Lee
Yoon-Woo Lee was named Samsung Electronics' Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2008 and has been a member of Samsung Electronics' board of directors since 1988. Joining Samsung in 1968, Mr. Lee was appointed President of Samsung's Semiconductor Business in 1996. In 2004, he was promoted to the position of Vice Chairman of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, and assumed the additional role of Chief Technology Officer in 2005. Mr. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University.
Gee-Sung Choi
Gee-Sung Choi, the newly appointed CEO, has been a member of the company's Board of Directors since March 2009. Having served Samsung for more than three decades, Mr. Choi was appointed President of the Digital Media & Communications Business in January 2009. He previously held the position of President of the Telecommunication Network Business from January 2007, helping Samsung to grow its market share to become the world's second-largest mobile phone maker. He also played a key role in developing the company's Visual Display Division from 1998, and was appointed President of the Digital Media Business in 2003. Under his leadership, Samsung became the global market share leader in both monitors and televisions. Mr. Choi began his career at Samsung C&T's International Trade Division in 1977. He holds a degree in International Trade from Seoul National University.
Ju-Hwa Yoon
Ju-Hwa Yoon has been Samsung Electronics' President and a member of the company's Board of Directors since 2009. He is currently the CFO of the Corporate Management Office, moving from the previous year's former position as the head of Corporate Auditing Team where his main responsibility was to audit and evaluate the business activities of Digital Media & communications and Digital Solutions. As a member of the corporate staff, he was actively involved in the company's management support and innovation efforts from 1996 to 2004. From 2004 until 2009, he held the position of Vice President in the Management Support & Innovation Division while heading Global Enterprise Resource Planning Task Force Team. He has a bachelor's degree in Statistics from SungKyunKwan University.
Dong-Min Yoon
Dong-Min Yoon has been a member of Samsung Electronics' board of directors since 2006 and is an independent director with responsibilities in overall corporate management and the Compensation Committee. He is an attorney at the Kim & Chang Law Office and also is an independent director of the Doosan Group, one of the oldest and largest conglomerates in Korea. Mr. Yoon previously served as director of the Social Protection and Rehabilitation Bureau at the Ministry of Justice; chief of the Planning Management department at the Ministry of Justice; and a public prosecutor at the Daejeon Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office. He received a bachelor's degree in Law from Seoul National University.
Chae-Woong Lee
Chae-Woong Lee has been a member of Samsung Electronics' board of directors since 2006 and is an independent director with responsibilities on the Audit Committee, Outside Director Recommendation Committee, Internal Transaction Committee and the Compensation Committee. He was the president of the Korean Economic Association and is currently an independent director of Pusan Bank. Dr. Lee was a vice president of SungKyunKwan University from 1999 to 2003 and is an emeritus professor of Economics there. He also was a member of the Council for Financial Industry Development Review to the Ministry of Finance. He received his doctorate and master's degrees in Economics from Southern Methodist University, and his bachelor's degree from Seoul National University.
In-Ho Lee
In-Ho Lee has been elected as an independent director in 2010 with responsibilities on the Audit Committee and the Internal Transaction Committee. His profession in the financial industry continues more than four decades, including his career in Shinhan Bank which started as a foundation member in 1982 and continued to President & CEO from 1999 to 2003 and Vice Chairman from 2003 to 2005. After his directorship as a CEO in Shinhan Financial Group from 2005 to 2009, Mr. Lee is currently the Corporate Advisor of Shinhan Bank. He received a bachelor's degree in Economics from Yonsei University.
Oh-Soo Park
Oh-Soo Park has been a member of Samsung Electronics' board of directors since 2006 and is an independent director with responsibilities on the Audit Committee, Outside Director Recommendation Committee, Internal Transaction Committee and the Compensation Committee. He has been a business and academic leader for more than two decades, serving as Dean of the Business School at Seoul National University, Chairman of the Korean Human Resources Management Institute and as a visiting professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Dr. Park is the independent director of Korean Air's board of directors and is a professor of the College of Business Administration at Seoul National University. He received his doctorate in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, and his master's and bachelor's Business degrees from Seoul National University.