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
Category Name Title/
Area of expertise
Gender Committee
Audit Committee Independent Director Nomination Committee Sustainability Committee Compensation Committee Strategy Committee
Inside director Kwak Noh-Jung CEO & President Male
Ahn Hyun President and Head of Development Male
Other non-executive director Jang Yong-Ho Director Male
Han Myung-Jin Director Male
Independent Director Han Ae-Ra Chairman of the Board/
Legal
Female
Jeong Deog-Kyoon Semiconductor Male
Kim Zeong-Won Finance·Business management Female
Yang Dong-Hoon Accounting/Finance Male
Sohn Hyun-Chul Semiconductor Male

Inside director

Kwak Noh-Jung

CEO & President, SK hynix

Kwak Noh-Jung

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

Ahn Hyun

President and Head of Development, SK hynix

Ahn Hyun

Appointment
2024.03 (First appointment : 2024.03)
Term
2027 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Education
Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
Main experience
  • 2014 Head, Business Strategy Office
  • 2015 - 2016 Head, NAND Development Planning Group
  • 2018 Head, NAND Development Business Strategy
  • 2019 Future Research and Diagnostics Team
  • 2020 - 2024 SK hynix Solution Development Team
  • 2025 - present President and Head of Development, SK hynix

Other non-executive director

Jang Yong-Ho

President and CEO, SK Inc.

Jang Yong-Ho

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.

Han Myung-Jin

President & CEO, SK Square

Han Myung-Jin

Appointment
2025.03 (First appointment : 2025.03)
Term
2028 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Education
B.A. in Business Administration, Korea University
Main experience
  • 2016 Head of Global Business Development Headquarter, SK Telecom
  • 2017 Head of Global Alliance Division, SK Telecom
  • 2021 Head of Corporate Strategy, SK Telecom
  • 2024 Head of Investment Support Center, SK Square
  • 2024 - present President & CEO, SK Square

Independent Director

Han Ae-Ra

Professor, School of Law, Sungkyunkwan University

Han Ae-Ra

Appointment
2023.03 (First appointment : 2020.03)
Term
2026 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Education
Harvard Law School, LL.M.
Main experience
  • 2011 - 2013 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • 2013 - 2014 Presiding Judge, Changwon District Court
  • 2014 - 2016 Research judge, Supreme Court of Korea
  • 2016 - 2018 Lawyer, Kim & Chang
  • 2018 - present Professor, School of Law, Sungkyunkwan University

Jeong Deog-Kyoon

Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University

Jeong Deog-Kyoon

Appointment
2023.03 (First appointment : 2023.03)
Term
2026 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

Kim Zeong-Won

Appointment
2023.03 (First appointment : 2023.03)
Term
2026 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

Yang Dong-Hoon

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

Sohn Hyun-Chul

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

Activities of the Board of Directors

Year lookup
Round of the meeting Date Content of Bill Passage of Bills Participation of independent director
13 2024-12-17
  1. Item 1: Promotion of U.S. Advanced Package Site Establishment (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: Guarantee and Investment for U.S. Advanced Package Site Establishment (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: 2025 Business Plan (Proposal)
  4. Item 4: 2025 Bond Issuance Delegation (Proposal)
  5. Item 5: Transactions with Overseas Subsidiaries (Proposal)
  6. Item 6: Donation Contributions (Proposal)
  7. Item 7: Transactions with SK Inc. (Proposal)
  8. Item 8: Transactions with SK hystec (Proposal)
  9. Item 9: Transactions with SK hyeng (Proposal)
  10. Item 10: Transactions with SKHYCL (Wuxi Production Corporation) (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
  4. Passed
  5. Passed
  6. Passed
  7. Passed
  8. Passed
  9. Passed
  10. Passed
(6/6)
  1. Utilization of Hynix for the Establishment of SK R&D Center in the Metropolitan Area (Proposal)
  1. Report
(6/6)
12 2024-11-27
  1. Item 1: New Shareholder Return Policy (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: Revision of Board of Directors Operating Bylaws (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Approved with amendments
(6/6)
  1. Promotion of U.S. Advanced Package Site Establishment (Proposal)
  1. Report
(6/6)
11 2024-10-29
  1. Item 1: Transactions with SK ecoengineering (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: 2024 Q3 Dividends (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
(6/6)
  1. 2024 Q3 Companywide Business Performance Report
  1. Report
(6/6)
10 2024-09-25
  1. Item 1: Transactions with SK Inc. (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: Transactions with SK materials airplus (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  4. Item 4: Donation for Bubal Hi-Pass IC Project (Proposal)
  5. Item 5: Donation Contributions to the Korea SHE Foundation (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
  4. Passed
  5. Passed
(0/0)
  1. Renewable Energy Trends and Company Response Plans
  1. Report
(0/0)
9 2024-08-30
  1. 2025 CEO KPI Re-design Direction
  1. Report
(6/6)
8 2024-07-26
  1. Item 1: Execution of 2024 Long-Term Borrowing Agreement (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: 2024 Q2 Dividends (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: Construction Project of Yongin Cluster
  4. Item 4: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  5. Item 5: 2024 Revised Business Plan (Proposal)
  6. Item 6: Revision of Board Regulations, etc. (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
  4. Passed
  5. Passed
  6. Passed
(6/6)
  1. Neuron Project Promotion Status Report
  1. Report
(6/6)
7 2024-06-26
  1. Item 1: Transactions with SK Inc. (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: Transactions with SKHYCL (Wuxi Production Corporation) (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
(6/6)
  1. Compliance Management System Establishment Promotion (Proposal)
  1. Report
(6/6)
6 2024-05-22
  1. Item 1: Transactions with SK materials airplus (Proposal)
  1. Passed
(6/6)
  1. Solidigm Business Status Update
  1. Report
(6/6)
5 2024-04-24
  1. Item 1: 2024 Q1 Dividends (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: Decision on Remuneration of Outside Directors
  3. Item 3: Disposal of Treasury Stocks
  4. Item 4: New Fab (M15x) Construction Plan (Proposal)
  5. Item 5: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  6. Item 6: Transactions of SUPEX Promotion Committee Operational Expenses (Proposal)
  7. Item 7: Donation Contributions to the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (Proposal)
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
  4. Passed
  5. Passed
  6. Passed
  7. Passed
(6/6)
  1. 2023 Compliance Management Activities Report
  2. 2024 Q1 Companywide Business Performance Report
  3. 2023 Board of Directors Activity Evaluation Results Report
  1. Report
  2. Report
  3. Report
(6/6)
4 2024-03-27
  1. Item 1: Composition of Committees within the Board of Directors (Proposal)
  1. Passed
(6/6)
3 2024-03-06
  1. Item 1: Convening of the 76th (2023) Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Proposal)
  1. Passed
(7/7)
2 2024-02-21
  1. Mars Project (U.S. Advanced Package Site Establishment) Progress Report
  2. 2023 Internal Accounting Control System Operation Status Report
  3. 2023 Internal Accounting Control System Operation Status Evaluation Results
  4. 2023 Board of Directors Activity Evaluation Plan
  1. Report
  2. Report
  3. Report
  4. Report
(6/7)
1 2024-01-24
  1. Item 1: 76th (2023) Financial Statement (Proposal)
  2. Item 2: 76th (2023) Operating Report (Proposal)
  3. Item 3: 2024 Safety and Health Plan (Proposal)
  4. Item 4: Transactions with SKHYCL (Wuxi Production Corporation) (Proposal)
  5. Item 5: Transactions with SK ecoplant (Proposal)
  6. Item 6: Disposal of Treasury Stocks
  7. Item 7: Appointment of Compliance Officer
  1. Passed
  2. Passed
  3. Passed
  4. Passed
  5. Passed
  6. Passed
  7. Passed
(7/7)