Monday, April 10, 2017

[SK Telecom President Park Jeongho] "represents the 4th Industrial Revolution ICT companies leap."



[Ohahreum journalists Korea financial newspaper] put it, saying "everything is connected and the fourth round of the Industrial Revolution era of convergence is sweeping the global competition without boundaries and regions Era," "beyond the existing competitive paradigm innovative new business models, yirwonael global growth It can help to build a new 'edition'. "

Park Jeongho, SK Telecom President this year are more keen to emphasize. Park, president and strengthen the corporate culture and one devoted to one of de bagum the company to pursue first-class service, product and technology.

Night President △ mobile communications area (MNO) redefining the competitive point of view, such a thorough offer differentiated services, goods to the customer perspective, △ total mobilization of SK C & C, SK Hynix group, all my ICT skills in the IoT area to Connecticut says teuka energy management solution should accelerate innovative services, products and excavation, B2B B2C, etc. grow beyond the smart home. △ Media / Home in bold investments and through partnerships with various operators ensure through content in global and must discover new business models, such as 'Total Home Solution', △ Platform The T-map, T competitiveness phone, anyone, etc. Focusing on the business model, the company - stressed go together the competencies of its subsidiaries made the Top Class Platform through overseas markets.

In addition to night, president of the 4th Industrial Revolution era, and stressed that mutual openness and cooperation era, "artificial intelligence, autonomous navigation, robotics, quantum technologies present a preemptive and innovation agenda in the new ICT areas, the domestic industry and venture / start-ups with emphasis that will make the ICT elder brother role such as to advance to the global ".

In addition, Park, president of the "real one, such as is the customer and should be imposing to the mayor recognized," he said "are beyond recognized competing shoulder to shoulder in the global market company for domestic and arduous chest of SK Telecom receives loved from the people respected dream leads the merged party members said further "reminded sinbaram force everyone to realize.

◇ run 'platform · M & A'

Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK C & C has led what is one reason why the Park Jeongho appointed as the new head of the president of SK Telecom.

Challenges of the night President observed through SK Telecom's reorganization is faster growth engines over the last 2009-2010 tenure was jeongmanwon president of mergers and acquisitions (M & A) to return the seeds to pick the fruits of the sown platform business, Jang Donghyeon President childhood inaction since to secure. President Tong Park your typical M & A professionals and SK Group, SK Telecom suggests these challenges Platforms division in the organization and Science Data (Data Science) Promotion Team is a new problem. To reform the system, any organization as CEO immediate decision is yes viscosity so faster than before.

President Park is a CEO with a lot of experience to promote new business through mergers and acquisitions (M & A). It is packed look at the M & A practice he joined SK Telecom, Korea Telecom, New Century Communications, Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (Hynix SK), such as "cash cows" (stable revenue-generating sources).

Night President SK㈜ C & C CEO days, Australia car sales dot com and joint venture (JV) to produce had led the advance a global automotive markets accelerated SK Enka, such as by acquiring ISDT contribute to a semiconductor module business entering the global market in Competency the has presented.

Prior to the official inauguration of the President of nights hence In securities it is about to be 'SK Telecom M & A drive to "raise the possibility.

◇ Future Food Industry attack in earnest ... 3 years 11 trillion won investment

The first night, President naedineotda management to aggressive investments for future food. SK Telecom plans to invest a total of three years, including six trillion won to 11 trillion won to 5 trillion won, including the future network, 5G for the ecosystem and foster the New ICT industry, such as artificial intelligence, autonomous, Internet of Things (IoT). President Park revealed clearly what you wish oriented SK Telecom through aggressive investment decision together after discussing the mutual cooperation with selected rows 'CES 2017' in the first official schedule after his inauguration, the global ICT industry. SK Telecom to expand the domestic ICT ecosystem New ICT ecosystem through 'artificial intelligence and big data, IoT, etc. are a fusion of various technologies and services to full open system that create new value, defined as, and investment support to develop together It plans to create a virtuous circle.

In particular, SK Telecom plans to focus on IoT ecosystem areas for artificial intelligence and autonomous, Connected car, smart home and energy efficiency management. For this venture and start-up global operators and, of course, also it plans to open the front doors of cooperation rivals.

Gaps only SK Telecom is a subsidiary of SK Corporation receives the C & C, SK help of Hynix. A subsidiary of investment support and expand cooperation with the group of affiliated companies within the ICT competencies mobilized also be promoted. Specifically, SK Telecom has selected "IoT open house" as a plan for the IoT ecosystem expansion. To 'IoT Open House' is a developer and IoT planning education and services to start-ups that have ideas, hardware development, network interworking tests, such as product development, commercialization services from a program that provides total support services.

Infrastructure sectors are also established support facility for venture development. SK Telecom plans to cultivate dig, Facebook and Nokia, in collaboration with Intel, such as the promotion being 'TIP (Telco Infra Project)' level through the Venture Development Center area of ​​telecommunications infrastructure domestic start-up and support global expansion.

SK Telecom also expanded developer support channels 'T developers' currently operational. SK Telecom will increase the sharing of scope 'T developers' through expanding technology infrastructure support and security, location-based services, such as development tools (API), plans to enable cross-community developer. SK Telecom also sets out strong ecosystem in conjunction with the university. New ICT college students internships industry, academia cooperation model to lead excavations, develop human resources continue to create an ecosystem is also planned.

SK Telecom official said, "Once the planned investment of 5 trillion won in New ICT ecosystem as progress leads to new growth opportunities for front and rear related industries will result in an employment inducement worth of production inducement effect and the 60,000 people of about 9 trillion won." .

Future network businesses that are 3 years 6 trillion won this investment strategy is to maintain the quality advantage through networks 5G networks and 2.6GHz.

SK Telecom is expected in the wireless mobile communication sector, which advanced quality through investments 2.6GHz Meanwhile, Wired telecommunications group and expand the coverage of the Internet and the development of UHD streaming distribution technologies for media services.

In the field 5G network it plans to be prepared to be pursuing this year pilot service through a global leading technology standardization and technology development investment, and the commercialization of 5G service in line with 2020.

Park said "was found in the CES2017 that the 4th wave of the industrial revolution out already quite widespread" for the investment decision and "While economic conditions are uncertain at home and abroad investment for building New ICT ecosystems are put off anymore can not challenge for SK Telecom, "he said. Following "SK must build a true New ICT ecosystem through open cooperation and not the power of Telecom alone," he said, "and hope the next New ICT ecosystem, a new economic power, and his five liras regain global ICT initiative through it," he he added.

◇ 'AI Agency' new

Night after the president in January was shuffled back to the last date of the reorganization. Former President emphasized the platform sector being dismantled was a Park Jeongho 'AI (Artificial Intelligence) Agency "and" customer-centric management room "as president is the immediate establishment. SK Telecom has implemented a reorganization to strengthen the AI ​​such as the future core business and technology research organization to lead the fourth round of the Industrial Revolution and New ICT ecosystem spread.

First, SK Telecom has established the 'AI Agency, the CEO's direct reports bring together an AI related skills of a warrior. AI project team is equipped for self-completed structure to oversee all the AI-related areas such as' secure technology-services planning and development of business expansion "is described. President Park is showing affection to AI services 'Who' of SK Telecom, launched in September last year before taking office. In this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 devoted themselves to serving the 'who' speak English in combination with robots.

Current 'who' has secured about 7 million subscribers, is also being prepared to be introduced, such as large sales in the future smart home apartment complex. SK Telecom plans to rapidly and efficiently promote and expand the business even in this area in conjunction autonomous cars, such as the AI ​​AI assistant business through this reorganization. AI Agency chapter Lee Sang-ho SK Planet Takes the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The new general manager is one Bar researching AI at Naver and cacao.

AI AI technology corporation that is established under Division 1 and Division 2. AI technology is Division 1 bakmyeongsun future technical director, AI technology is Division 2 elected yihyeonah SK Planet Conversational Commerce Division. In addition to the Advanced Institute of Technology it was established under the "Media Technology" in order to secure the next generation of media technology. Media Director technology is an adjunct choejinseong a comprehensive technical director.

In addition, this technology has been elected capacity building and technology to explore the synergies with affiliates established a 'general ICT skills, "Park President responsible for ICT skills and focused breathing from the previous Lee Hosu SK C & C DT responsible for ICT in general. By the new general manager is former work, after Chapter Samsung's Media Solution Center, Prime Minister's Office Information and Communication Strategy Committee, 2015 SK Telecom ICT skills grow Promotion Team leader in the United States, IBM Watson Research Center from 1085 to 2005, AI · Software (SW ) it was known as an expert.

In addition, SK Telecom will strengthen customer management activities in terms champion footing to the "customer-centric management room, the CEO direct. Responsible for T phones will be 'Comm. Platform Division, to maximize synergies with the mobile's footing in the service sector and affiliated business expansion also launch customer contact services.

< Education >

Korea University Bachelor of Business Administration

- GA Washington University Master of Business Administration

< career >

- diameter incident in 1989 (currently SK Networks)

- 2004 SK CR Support Team

- 2009 SK Telecom's business development implementation

- 2012 SK Telecom's Business Development Division

- 2013 SK C & C Enterprise Development (Corporate Development) business

- January 1, 2015, SK C & C CEO

- August 2015, SK Corporation CEO

- 2017 SK Telecom president



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