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Chairman Huh Jin-soo of GS Caltex is seen during a tour of GS Caltex facilities at the GS Caltex Refinery Complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.
GS Caltex, the nation’s 2nd largest oil refinery, last year posted its largest operating profit of 2.1 trillion won since the oil refinery went online.…
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CEO Othman A-Ghamdi of S-Oil.
S-Oil achieved record-breaking operating profit last year, with its non-oil refining businesses, including petrochemical and lubricant base oil, exceeding 50 percent of the overall operating profit.
S-Oil announced on Feb. 2 that it posted sales of 16.32 trillion won,…
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Hyundai Elevator President & CEO Bob Jang. (Photo: Hyundai Elevator)
Hyundai Elevator announced the 2016 consolidated financial statement on Feb. 9, logging 1.7589 trillion won in sales and 182.5 billion won in operating profit. The figures represent a 21.4 percent jump and a 16.4 percent surge…
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Dong-A Socio Group is putting a new focus on its management, appointing Kang Jung-seok chairman of the group, succeeding his father. The junior Kang is the grandson of the late Dong-A Pharmaceutical founder Kang Jung-hee.
The senior Kang, 90, has virtually resigned from management to serve …
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Chairman Huh Chang-soo of GS Group.
In his New Year’s address, Chairman Huh Chang-soo of GS Group asked that the group find new growth engines to build a broader base for a sustainable and profitable future. He asked the group to diversify its business portfolio and create a corporate culture to a…
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KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu.
KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu has been selected as one of the keynote speakers for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017, slated for Feb. 27 in Barcelona, Spain. This is the second time Chairman Hwang will deliver a keynote speech at the MWC following his appearance at the…
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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun delivers a speech at a ceremony to kick off the 2017 business year at Samsung Digital City in Suwon, south of Seoul on Jan. 2.
(Photos: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics held a ceremony to kick off the 2017 business year at Samsung Digital …
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Chairman Chung Mong-koo of Hyundai Motor Group.
In his New Year’s message delivered on Jan. 2, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo set the 2017 management task as responsible management. The group also decided to raise the 2017 car sales goal to 8.25 million units in Korea and abroad, 120,…
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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-wonSK Innovation President Kim JoonSK Telecom President Park Jung-hoK Hynix President Park Sung-wook. (Photos: SK Group)
SK Group plans to shift into a “practicality mode” to break through the fixated low growth rate trend.
The group has deployed “practical” ma…
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LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo speaks at the group’s New Year’s gathering at the LG Twin Tower in Youido, Seoul, on Jan. 2.
LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo called for his executives and staff members to lay a foundation by seizing growth opportunities amid changes and overcoming crises. Chairman Koo…
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Deputy Chairman Jeong Eun-bo who also serves as Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission, right, presides over a recent meeting of the Fintech Development Council.(Photo: FSC)
South Korea launched the world’s first Fintech Open Platform to…
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Mayor Song Gi-sub of Jincheon County, Chungcheongbuk-do.
Mayor Song Gi-sub of Jincheon County, Chungcheongbuk-do, celebrated his first anniversary in office on April 14. Keen attention was the focus of Mayor Song, who served as the administrator of …
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Director Ahn Joon-ho of the Tourism and Sports Bureau of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Director Ahn Joon-ho of the Tourism and Sports Bureau of Seoul City Administration said the city will push the so called March 21 Measure, a tourism revival …
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Gov. Lee Ju-yeol of the Bank of Korea.(Photo: BOK)
The Bank of Korea revised up this year's growth forecast to 2.6 percent from the previous 2.5 percent estimated three months earlier, as both exports and private consumption showed signs of improvem…
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