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Samsung is giving American and Japanese electronics giants a run for their money. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea: SEC) was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea. The company is one of the largest chip and electronics makers, offering a range of consumer products like TVs, DVD players, audio and video equipment, cameras, memory and chips, phones, and networking devices. The Company has annual revenue of about $84.2 billion and employs about 123,000 people. In March 2006 the company unveiled the world's first 8GB Hard Disk embedded smartphone (model: SGH-i310).
Vice Chairman & Co-CEO
Hak Soo LeeNumber of Employees 150,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Household Laundry Equipment Manufacturing: 335224
Recent Events
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Sumsung Electronics to absorb Samsung Digital Imaging through merger
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), Its Newest Android-powered Smartphone(Photo: Business Wire)(Photo: Business Wire)
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Management Shakeup at Samsung Electronics
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Samsung promotes former boss' son to key post
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Samsung Electronics names new CEO in major reorganization
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Samsung Names Geesung Choi CEO - Update
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Samsung shuffles management, restructures
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Samsung Electronics President Geesung Choi to take over from Yoon-woo Lee as CEO
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Samsung Names Choi Geesung CEO in Restructuring
News & Analysis
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Ex-Samsung boss gets suspended sentence
SEOUL AFP — Former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee was given a suspended prison sentence Wednesday for tax evasion, but a South Korean court cleared him of the more serious charge of breach of trust. Lee, who quit the nation's biggest business group in April following a corruption probe,...
Samsung chairman to step down after indictment
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's most powerful businessman announced Tuesday he is stepping down after 20 years at the helm of the Samsung group, following his indictment for tax evasion and breach of trust. A sombre Lee Kun-Hee made the shock announcement at a press conference called to announce...
Thousands rally for compensation over SKorea oil spill
SEOUL AFP — Thousands of people hit by South Korea's worst oil spill staged an angry protest in central Seoul Wednesday, some smashing appliances made by the Samsung group whose vessel caused the accident. More than 3,000 marine farmers and other residents staged the demonstration. Some displayed oil-coated oysters,...
South Korea's Samsung wishes to make $44.9 billion investment.(Samsung Group )(Brief Article)
South Korea's Samsung Group is planning to invest $44.9 billion for carrying out research and development by 2010. It will appoint a staff of 30,000 researchers in the next five years. The company wants to concentrate on development of cellular communications, semiconductors, and displays....
South Korea's Samsung wishes to make $44.9 billion investment.(Samsung Group )(Brief Article)
South Korea's Samsung Group is planning to invest $44.9 billion for carrying out research and development by 2010. It will appoint a staff of 30,000 researchers in the next five years. The company wants to concentrate on development of cellular communications, semiconductors, and...
Samsung bosses guilty in ownership probe
SEOUL AFP — Two Samsung executives were found guilty of illegally handling the father-to-son transfer of company ownership, in a ruling expected to unsettle the country's biggest business group. Huh Tae-Hak and Park Ro-Bin, former and current presidents of Samsung Everland, the group's holding firm, were convicted of embezzlement...
Samsung to invest 33 billion dollars on new chip lines by 2012
SEOUL AFP — Samsung Electronics announced an ambitious investment plan aimed at building the world's largest cluster of semiconductor production facilities by 2012 at a cost of 33 billion dollars. The company said it would spend 33 billion dollars to build eight chip fabrication lines and one research and...
Samsung says Q2'05 profit my go down.(Samsung Group's second quarter results)(Brief Article)
Korean company Samsung has said that its operating profit will be lower in the second quarter of this year as compared to the operating profit in the first quarter of the year. According to the company its profit margin is under pressure because of the expenses on...
Samsung says Q2'05 profit my go down.(Samsung Group's second quarter results)(Brief Article)
Korean company Samsung has said that its operating profit will be lower in the second quarter of this year as compared to the operating profit in the first quarter of the year. According to the company its profit margin is under pressure because of the expenses on...
Deep terminal discounts drive mobile phone market in Brazil.(Samsung Group)(Brief Article)
The commercial strategy of mobile-phone manufacturers is centered on offering inexpensive terminals and deep discounts in order to gain market share. Over the last two months of the year, the subsidies for terminal purchases exceeded US$1 billion. Companies like Samsung that traditionally prioritize the sale of...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Doh Seok Choi | President & CFO |
| Youngsoo Kim | Vice President of Corporate Strategy |
| Jeongmin Kim | |
| Kisoo Chang | |
| Michael Malcy | |
| Tetsuo Iwasaki | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hak Soo Lee | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO |
| Jong Yong Yun | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO |
| Hak-Soo Lee | Chairman's Office and Head of, Samsung Strategic Planning Office |
| Chae-Woong Lee | Board of Directors |
| Dong-Min Yoon | Board of Directors |
| Goran S. Malm | Board of Directors |
| Jae-Sung Hwang | Board of Directors |
| Jong-Yong Yun | Board of Directors |
| Kun-Hee Lee | Board of Directors |
| Sandip Tiwari | Advisory Board |
| Yoon-Woo Lee | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | President & CFO | Current |
Youngsoo Kim is Vice President of Corporate Strategy Planning Team of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. a position he has held since January, 2004. In this function he is responsible for the areas of strategic alliance, mergers and acquisitions as well as new business development.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice President of Corporate Strategy | Current |
| Continua Health Alliance | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Korea Telecom | Current | |
| Seoul National University | Doctorate Program | Former |
Kisoo joined Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. at 1984 and engaged in R&D area more than 20 years. After joining in Samsung Electronics at 1984 and worked for developement of G4 and G3 Fax system, ADSL system as a Software part leader and Broadband network terminal equipment and so on.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Zigbee | Board of Directors | Current |
Michael Malcy leverages his extensive consumer, broadcast, and industrial electronics background in his role as Vice President of Business Development & Marketing at Vidiom Systems. He oversees all consulting, marketing, and business development functions. Mike brings a substantial amount of standards experience to Vidiom having participated in the CableLabs, OpenCable, DOCSIS, and CableHome efforts. He is also a member of SCTE, ATSC, and CEA; the Vice Chairman of the Technical Standards Committee of the Consumer Electronics Association; and a member of the Cable & Telecommunication Association for Marketing. Prior to Vidiom, Michael was Vice President of the Digital Convergence Team at Samsung Electronics Product Innovation Lab, where he managed new product strategy and development for cable, music, and new technologies. Michael spent several years at Sharp Laboratories of America where he was responsible for both the formulation of Sharp's technical position in standards bodies as well as the development of broadband applications with an emphasis on Cable, HDTV, and DSL. Mike has over 20 years of experience in electronics industries. His work history includes Samsung Electronics, Sharp Laboratories of America, Ikegami, and Anton Bauer.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cea, Llp | Current | |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Scte | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chairman's Office and Head of, Samsung Strategic Planning Office | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chairman & Co-CEO | Former |
| Samsung Group | Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Group | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Anvik Corporation | Advisory Board | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Advisory Board | Current |
| Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc | Advisory Board | Current |
| Textools Communications | Advisory Board | Current |
A founder, chairman and CEO of Applied Materials, Japan and served as the region's president for 10 years. He holds an elected corporate senior vice president position of Applied Materials, Inc and chairman of AKT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Material for TFT-LCD manufacturing equipment business. He also is an outside director Of Samsung Electronics and a member of the advisory board of Toshiba Ceramics, Co, and Development Bank of Japan. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration | Current |
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