BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$56.7B
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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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Front-End Receiver SoC complies with CMMB standard.
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Samsung Electronics:Lost LCD Patent Suit Vs Sharp In Netherlands
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Tru2way heads north to Vidotron
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Videotron Turns to Tru2way
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Yota and Samsung Partner to Launch WiMax in Nicaragua
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Nuance signs up Samsung for mobile care, XT9
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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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Samsung Revamps, Names New CEO
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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
News & Analysis
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SK Telecom Launches Multimedia Phone Service with Immersion's VibeTonz® System and New Samsung SCH-B450 Mobile Phone; Leading Wireless Operator in Korea Continues to Innovate with Vibration-Enhanced Music
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq:IMMR), a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that Korea's leading mobile phone operator, SK Telecom, has launched a new multimedia phone personalization service based on Immersion's VibeTonzR System. Offered to its 20 million subscribers, SK Telecom will use the...
Going wide with WiBro: a South Korean initiative may prove an important early test for the young technology in the high-stakes, high-speed technology competition.(Samsung Telecom)(Cover Story)
SEOUL, South Korea -- To hear the backers of South Korea's WiBro project tell it, wide is on their side. The initiative, spearheaded by the South Korean government, will fight up the country with high-speed wireless networks based on the WiMAX metro-area-network broadband technology. It also...
HANARO TO SELL US$253 MLN IN BONDS TO LG, SAMSUNG, SK TELECOM.
SEOUL, Aug 6 Asia Pulse - Hanaro Telecom Inc. (KOSDAQ:33630) plans to sell 300 billion won (US$253.2 million) of bonds to its three largest shareholders in an apparent effort to solve short-term liquidity problems, according to its top official toda SEOUL, Aug 6 Asia Pulse...
BRIEFING - ASIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS - JUNE 18, 2003.
June 18, 2003, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS FILES REPARATION SUIT AGAINST BELLWAVE SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:05930) said Wednesday it had lodged a compensation suit with the Seoul District...
LARGE-CAP KOREAN BLUE CHIPS' PLUNGE LEADING BEARISH MARKET.
SEOUL, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - The plunge of large-cap blue chips' prices is a big factor in the prolonged slump of the nation's stock market, already affected by North Korean nuclear issues and the fear of war between Iraq and the United States. According to the Korea...
World's First cdma2000 1X Network, Developed by 3Com Corporation and Samsung Electronics, is Deployed by SK Telecom in Korea
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cea, Llp | Current | |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Scte | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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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