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Owner Families’ Botched Succession Strategies Become Risks for Companies

Owner Families’ Botched Succession Strategies Become Risks for Companies

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to buying stocks in South Korea’s family-run conglomerates, reading numbers on balance sheets may not be enough to predict their performance. What the owner family does often matters more. As several of such business groups, called chaebols locally, are preparing for managerial transfers to the third [...]

Samsung IT & Mobile Prez Shin Takes Home Highest Pay in 9 Months of 2014

Samsung IT & Mobile Prez Shin Takes Home Highest Pay in 9 Months of 2014

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Of all registered executives of Korean publicly listed firms, Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung Electronics’ IT & mobile division president, was ranked as the highest paid executive for the first nine months of the year at 12 billion won (US$10.9 million). Chung Mong-koo, Hyundai Motor Group chairman, won the top position among [...]