SK Group names 85 new executives in latest reshuffle

SK Group said Thursday it has named 85 new executives in its latest personnel reshuffle with a focus on hiring younger leaders to address the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The conglomerate, which has SK hynix and SK Telecom under its wing, said the number of newly appointed executives slightly increased from 75 a year earlier. Industry sources said the total number of executives at SK Group, however, fell by around 10 percent. Of the new executives, 17 were born in the 1980s. The average age of the batch came to 48.8, down from last year's 49.4. The youngest among them was Ahn Hong-beom, born in 1983, who leads SK Telecom's AI and digital transformation projects. The business group noted six of the eight newly appointed female executives were also born in the 1980s. In line with its efforts to strengthen SK Group's readiness for the AI era, SK hynix has launched regional research centers, with SK Innovation establishing a new AI unit under the direct control of its chief executive officer. SK hynix said its AI research centers, set to open in major hubs, including the United States, Ch