China News Service, August 16. According to South Korea's "Dong-A Ilbo" report, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who was included in the "8.15 Liberation Day Amnesty", was officially reinstated on the 15th.
The timing and information about its return to the front line of business are being discussed internally at Samsung.
Some people predict that the normalization of operations, such as Lee Jae-yong's appointment as chairman, will be faster than expected.
The first presidential amnesty list since the establishment of the Yoon Seok-yue government in South Korea was announced, and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was granted amnesty and reinstatement.
In the personnel transfer at the end of 2012, Lee Jae-yong was promoted to vice president.
Some people predict that November 1 this year will be the anniversary of the founding of Samsung Electronics, or the promotion day when Lee Jae-yong became the chairman.
However, the personnel transfer of the Samsung Electronics President's Group is usually carried out in early December. In this case, some people suggested that if they want to reorganize the group, it is possible to complete the inauguration of the chairman as soon as possible, and leave sufficient time for personnel and organization. adaptation.
In addition, Samsung is working on the first message that Lee Jae-yong will convey after returning to business, the report said.
Some predict that a stronger-than-expected message will be sent in order to overcome business risks such as a global recession.
A company official said, "Lee Jae-yong's message is to face the reality inside and outside Samsung, and to present a clear philosophy to employees and citizens."
There are also predictions that Lee's long-thought-out retooling of Samsung's dominance structure will pick up speed.
Samsung has been pushing ahead with the restructuring of its governance structure since 2013, and work has been delayed following Lee Jae-yong's sentencing.
According to the analysis of the report, in the long run, it is expected that the work of "rectification of the group system without 4 generations of inheritance" will be carried out.
Lee Jae-yong announced at the national press conference in May 2020 that "the management rights will not be passed on to children." Therefore, it is also possible to reorganize the governance centered on the board of directors of each subsidiary.
In response, Samsung commissioned BCG last year to restructure the group's governance structure.
It is reported that BCG recently completed the final report and passed it to the Samsung Electronics Business Support Task Force (TF).
A company official said, "Although the report has been released, there are still many unresolved issues." Work."