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Hanwha chairman urges challenge and AI investment on 74th anniversary
Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn marked the South Korean conglomerate’s 74th anniversary with a message to employees.
He said the group should face geopolitical conflicts and fast-changing business conditions directly.
Hanwha began in explosives and later expanded into areas including machinery, chemicals, finance, energy, defence, shipbuilding and aerospace.
Kim called on its businesses to take responsibility, focus their resources and keep taking on challenges.
He also urged the group to build artificial intelligence capabilities across fields including finance, machinery and services.
His message also stressed workplace safety after an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace site in Daejeon in June killed five workers and injured two.
Kim said safety must come before other values and called for workplaces where employees and their families can feel secure.
Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn urged the company to face challenges directly as it marked its 74th anniversary.
In a message to employees, he called for a clear view of business conditions and a spirit of challenge.
He highlighted ownership, focus and challenge as key qualities for Hanwha’s future.
He called for investment in AI capabilities across the group’s businesses.
He also stressed that safety must come before all other values.
- Who
- Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn.
- What
- He urged employees to confront challenges, build AI competitiveness and prioritize safety in an anniversary message.
- When
- The message was delivered on October 9, ahead of Hanwha’s 74th anniversary.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He said the company must respond to changing business conditions and prepare for its long-term future.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
There is no room for optimism.
We must face the harsh reality of constant geopolitical conflicts and rapid changes in domestic and international industrial environments.
We must find a way through the many obstacles and respond head-on to prepare Hanwha for 100 and 200 years.
No value can come before safety and life.
An explosion at Hanwha Aerospace’s Daejeon facility killed five workers and injured two.
Kim delivered his anniversary message to Hanwha employees.
Yonhap reported on Kim’s message as Hanwha marked its 74th anniversary.
- Anniversary
- 74th
- Chairman
- Kim Seung-youn
- Message date
- October 9
- AI focus
- Build AI competitiveness in aerospace, finance, machinery and services
- Daejeon explosion
- Five workers killed and two injured in June
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