Business · Companies · 3 hrs ago
South Korea’s Largest Business Groups Turn to Technical CEOs
CEOs at South Korea’s 30 largest business groups are increasingly coming from technical and on-site roles.
Their career backgrounds are shifting away from corporate planning and toward areas such as production and manufacturing.
The shift comes as technology competition intensifies, including in artificial intelligence.
Greater uncertainty in business is also part of the backdrop.
Companies are favoring leaders with hands-on experience in technical and operational work.
The trend points to a changing emphasis in how these groups choose their top executives.
Chief executives at South Korea’s 30 largest business groups are increasingly coming from technical and operational fields.
Their main career backgrounds are shifting away from business planning toward production, manufacturing and other hands-on roles.
The article says companies are favoring experts with substantial operational experience as competition in technology, including artificial intelligence, intensifies.
Growing business uncertainty is also cited as a reason for the trend.
- Who
- Chief executives of South Korea’s 30 largest business groups.
- What
- Their career backgrounds are shifting from business planning toward technical and operational fields.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- Technology competition, including in artificial intelligence, is intensifying, and business uncertainty is growing.
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- Business groups
- South Korea’s 30 largest groups
- Career shift
- From business planning toward production, manufacturing and technical or operational fields
- Reasons cited
- Intensifying technology competition, including artificial intelligence, and growing business uncertainty