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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

SEC is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$56.7B
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

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 Lee
Number of Employees 150,000
Contact Information

750 2-ga Taepyong-ro

Jung-gu

Seoul 100-742

www.sec.co.kr

(82) 2 727 7114

NAICS Code Household Laundry Equipment Manufacturing: 335224

Recent Events

  • Sumsung Electronics to absorb Samsung Digital Imaging through merger

    12/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Samsung Unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), Its Newest Android-powered Smartphone(Photo: Business Wire)(Photo: Business Wire)

    12/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Management Shakeup at Samsung Electronics

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

  • Samsung promotes former boss' son to key post

    12/15/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Samsung Electronics names new CEO in major reorganization

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Samsung Names Geesung Choi CEO - Update

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

  • Samsung shuffles management, restructures

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • Samsung Electronics President Geesung Choi to take over from Yoon-woo Lee as CEO

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • Samsung Names Choi Geesung CEO in Restructuring

    12/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

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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
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
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

Executive News

  • Samsung Ex-Chair Clears Legal Hurdle

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 5/31/09 - View Story

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