Samsung today confirmed that they’ve replaced JK Shin with a new head for its mobile business. DJ Koh, who was promoted to be the head of the Mobile R&D Office at the Mobile Communications Business last year has now been promoted to spearhead Samsung Electronics’ handset business. JK Shin, however, will still hold its position […]
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Samsung will use premium materials to differentiate its smartphones
If the recent A Series launches and the Galaxy S6 weren’t obvious, Samsung’s Co-CEO JK Shin has confirmed that Samsung will use premium materials to fight the intense competition in the smartphone market. At the 46th Annual General Meeting in South Korea, JK Shin confirmed the plans to launch more devices with “metal casings, slim […]
Report: Three executives under JK Shin leaving Samsung
JK Shin may have retained his position under the management shuffle recently but it seems his subordinates weren’t that lucky. According to a report by Reuters, three deputy executives who report to JK Shin, have left the organisation following slow smartphone sales and low profitability. One of the departures include DJ Lee whose most recent […]
JK Shin retains his title as chief of mobile division
You don’t kick a person to the kerb during his bad times! Samsung seems to know this and have decided to retain JK Shin as the chief of mobile division. Under his helm, Samsung rose to the number one spot in the smartphone market but the top spot is in jeopardy considering slow sales of […]
Major management shake-up expected over poor mobile division performance
Samsung generally announces management reshuffle at the end of the year and according to a Wall Street Journal report, we can expect some major changes this year. The financial daily claims JK Shin, current co-CEO of Samsung Electronics and mobile division head could move out from managing the mobile division. It was under Shin’s leadership […]