Samsung Electronics Co.
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has named Han Jong-hee as its new chief executive officer and vice-chairman in charge of its merged division that covers both smartphones and consumer electronics.
The South Korean tech giant said Han will also continue to lead Samsung’s visual-display division.
Han “is expected to strengthen the synergies among the different businesses” and “drive new businesses and technologies,” Samsung Electronics said in a statement on Tuesday.
The company also named Kyung Kye-hyun, who heads affiliate Samsung Electro-Mechanics, as the new chief executive in charge of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division.
Kyung, a semiconductor-design expert, “is expected to help maintain the Company’s semiconductor leadership,” it said.
