Board of Directors
Responsible Management governed by Independent Board of Directors
Board of Directors
We ensure that the Board members are well balanced in their expertise and capability to help the Board make decisions in an efficient and strategic manner. With the election of a female independent director in 2020, who has professional knowledge in law, the Board of Directors has now become much more diversified. In 2021, an independent director was also elected as the chair of the Board, which has helped the Board gain greater independence.
Board of Directors & Committee
Chairman Committee members
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| Category | Name | Title/ Area of expertise | Gender | Committee | |||
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| Audit Committee | Independent Director Nomination Committee | Sustainability Committee | Compensation Committee | ||||
| Inside director | Kwak Noh-Jung | CEO & President | Male | ||||
| Cha Seon-Yong | President and Head of Future Technology Research Institute | Male | Committee members | ||||
| Other non-executive director | Jang Yong-Ho | Director | Male | Committee members | |||
| Kim Jung-Kyu | Director | Male | Committee members | ||||
| Independent Director | Ko Seung-Beom | Chairman of the Board Finance / Policy | Male | Committee members | Committee members | ||
| Jeong Deog-Kyoon | Semiconductor | Male | Chairman | Chairman | |||
| Kim Zeong-Won | Finance / Business management | Female | Committee members | Chairman | Committee members | ||
| Yang Dong-Hoon | Accounting / Finance | Male | Chairman | Committee members | |||
| Sohn Hyun-Chul | Semiconductor | Male | Committee members | Committee members | |||
| Choi Gang-Guk | Legal / Taxation | Male | Committee members | Committee members | |||
Inside director
Kwak Noh-Jung
CEO & President, SK hynix
- Appointment
- 2025.03 (First appointment : 2022.03)
- Term
- 2028 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Korea University
- Main experience
- 2015.12 Head of D&T Technology Group, Manufacturing & Technology Division, SK hynix
- 2017.12 Head of Technology, Development of Cheongju Fab, SK hynix
- 2019.12 Head of Manufacturing and Technology, Development & Manufacturing Division, SK hynix
- 2021.12 Head of Manufacturing Technology, SK hynix
- 2022.01 President of Manufacturing Technology, SK hynix
- 2022.03 - present CEO, SK hynix
- 2024.07 - present Chairman of the Semiconductor Committee, SUPEX Council
Cha Seon-Yong
President and Head of Future Technology Research Institute, SK hynix
- Appointment
- 2026.03 (First appointment : 2026.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Main experience
- 2014 - 2015 Head of Device Technology Team D, SK hynix
- 2015 - 2017 Head of Alius Core Task Force, SK hynix
- 2018 - 2020 Head of DRAM TD, SK hynix
- 2020 - 2021 Head of DRAM Development, SK hynix
- 2022 - present President and Head of Future Technology Research Institute, SK hynix
Other non-executive director
Jang Yong-Ho
President and CEO, SK Inc.
- Appointment
- 2024.03 (First appointment : 2024.03)
- Term
- 2027 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
- Main experience
- 2014 Head, Portfolio 2 Office, SK Inc.
- 2015 - 2017 Head, PM2 Part, SK Inc.
- 2018 - 2019 President and CEO, SK Materials
- 2020 - 2023 President and CEO, SK Siltron
- 2024 - present President and CEO, SK Inc.
Kim Jung-Kyu
President & CEO, SK Square
- Appointment
- 2026.03 (First appointment : 2026.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Main experience
- 2018 - 2019 Project Leader, Strategic Support Team, SUPEX Council
- 2020 - 2022 Senior Vice President, Malaysia Country Office, SK Telecom
- 2023 Head of Marketing Division, SK Nexilis
- 2024 - 2025 Head of the First Secretariat, SK Inc.
- 2025.11 - present President & CEO, SK Square
Independent Director
Ko Seung-Beom
Senior Advisor, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
- Appointment
- 2026.03 (First appointment : 2026.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, American University, USA
- Main experience
- 1984 28th Higher Civil Service Examination
- 2016 - 2021 Member, Monetary Policy Board, Bank of Korea
- 2021 - 2022 Chairman, Financial Services Commission
- 2024 - 2025 Visiting Professor, School of Economics, University of Seoul
- 2023 - present Chairman, Youth Financial Education Council
- 2025 - present Senior Advisor, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Jeong Deog-Kyoon
Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
- Appointment
- 2023.03 (First appointment : 2023.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley
- Main experience
- 1989 - 1991 Texas Instruments
- 1991 - 2020 Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2006 - 2008 Chair, Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University
- 2020 - 2023 Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2024 - present Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Kim Zeong-Won
Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang
- Appointment
- 2023.03 (First appointment : 2023.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Master in Business Administration, University of Chicago
- Main experience
- 2010 - 2018 Deputy Head, Financial Planning Group, Citibank Korea
- 2018 - 2022 Treasury GPO/Managing Director, Citibank
- 2023 - present Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang
Yang Dong-Hoon
Professor/Emeritus Professor of Accounting, Dongguk University
- Appointment
- 2024.03 (First appointment : 2024.03)
- Term
- 2027 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph.D. in Accounting, Syracuse University, USA
- Main experience
- 2017 - 2018 36th President, Korean Accounting Association
- 2018 - 2019 Chair, Accounting Committee, Korea Communications Commission
- 2021 - 2022 Distinguished Professor, Korean Accounting Association/Samil PWC
- 2007 - Present Professor/Emeritus Professor of Accounting, Dongguk University
Sohn Hyun-Chul
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University
- Appointment
- 2024.03 (First appointment : 2024.03)
- Term
- 2027 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley - Main experience
- 1997 - 2006 Semiconductor researcher, SK hynix
- 2006 - Present Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University
Choi Gang-Guk
Senior Advisor, Gaon Law Group
- Appointment
- 2026.03 (First appointment : 2026.03)
- Term
- 2029 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
- Education
- LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
- Main experience
- Attorney at Law, State of New York
- 2001 - 2012 Senior Manager, EY U.S.
- 2013 - 2019 Partner, PwC U.S.
- 2020 - 2025 Managing Director, EY U.S.
- 2025 - Present Senior Advisor, Gaon Law Group
Activities of the Board of Directors
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| 13 | 2024-12-17 |
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| 12 | 2024-11-27 |
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| 11 | 2024-10-29 |
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| 10 | 2024-09-25 |
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| 9 | 2024-08-30 |
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| 8 | 2024-07-26 |
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| 7 | 2024-06-26 |
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| 6 | 2024-05-22 |
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| 5 | 2024-04-24 |
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| 4 | 2024-03-27 |
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| 3 | 2024-03-06 |
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| 2 | 2024-02-21 |
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| 1 | 2024-01-24 |
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