The announcement last week that the Samsung Electronics is elevating two executives, Boo-Keun Yoon and J. K. Shin, to the CEO role was met with interest in leadership circles. We have seen this kind of co-CEO arrangement grow over the years. All the more interesting: the South Korean giant’s current CEO and vice chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon isn’t even vacating the seat. All three men will now share the role.
Samsung Tests Whether Three Heads Are Better than One
Three CEOs will share the title, but perhaps not with equal power.
March 28, 2013
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