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President Kim Joon of SK Innovation.
SK Innovation has been able to turn itself around form a year ago, ending the 2016 with an earnings surprise with operating profit coming in at 3.228 trillion won, up 63 percent YoY on sales of 39.520 trillion won, down 18 percent YoY.
The company attribu¡¦
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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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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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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group joined the trend of logging record-breaking first-quarter earnings, achieving its highest performance since its merger with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) wi¡¦
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group logged an all-time high net profit of about 1.9 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, driven by improved outcomes in the non-banking sector. K¡¦
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KODIT CEO Kang Seung-jun (fifth from the left) poses for a photo with participants in the NEST AI-Lab Launch Ceremony on May 8. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) announced on May 11 that it held a launch ceremony for NEST AI-Lab at NE¡¦
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with officials of FTP Corp. in Hanoi,Vietnam. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on April 27 that it signed business agreements with major local financial and industrial institutions by¡¦
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