Samsung shakes up leadership with co-CEOs

SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics has dialled up the leadership heat with a fresh executive mix. TM Roh has officially been named head of the device eXperience division and appointed as CEO, joining Young Hyun Jun, vice chairman and head of the device solutions division, as co-CEOs.

Roh will continue steering Samsung’s mobile business as head of mobile eXperience business, while Jun stays on as the head of the memory business. The dual-CEO arrangement signals Samsung’s drive to balance mobile innovation with memory and device excellence.

To reinforce the tech edge, Janghyun Yoon has been appointed president, chief technology officer of the DX division and head of Samsung Research. Yoon, previously CEO of Samsung Venture Investment, also brings experience in software platforms, IoT and Tizen development from the MX Business.

Adding academic gravitas to the team, Harvard’s Mark Hyman Jr. professor of chemistry and physics, Hongkun Park, will head the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. Park is celebrated for his pioneering work in nanoscience, quantum science and engineering.

With this reshuffle, Samsung aims to fuse innovation and research leadership, keeping the brand at the forefront of global tech, from smartphones to cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs. The company’s new leadership ensemble promises a future where strategy meets science in perfect harmony.