\tSamsung appointed a new head of its mobile business, as part of the company\u2019s annual senior executive shake-up, Yonhap News Agency reported.<\/p>\n
Roh Tae-moon, previously president and head of R&D at the vendor\u2019s mobile business, takes over as head of the IT and Mobile Communications (IM) division’s mobile unit. <\/p>\n
Koh Dong-jin remains president and CEO of the IM division, which includes the mobile devices and network equipment units, but will focus on a broader role, the news agency said.<\/p>\n
Roh led the development the flagship Galaxy S and Note smartphone series, and was a key force behind the release of Samsung’s foldable phone.<\/p>\n
In a related article, Reuters reported he also pushed to outsource more handset production to China and other countries to cut costs.<\/p>\n
The appointment of a new leader is intended to revitalise the organisation as competition in the smartphone more becomes more fierce: at 52, Roh is the youngest president at Samsung.<\/p>\n
EVP of its network business, Jeon Kyung-hoon, was among four executives promoted to president.<\/p>\n
The company generally announces management changes in December but they were pushed to January due to trials involving the group’s heir Lee Jae-yong and key executives, Yonhap News Agency wrote.<\/p>\n
Samsung maintained its lead [1] in the smartphone market in Q3, with a 21.3 per cent market share, but Huawei continued to gain, data from Strategy Analytics showed.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/global-smartphone-market-returns-to-growth\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Samsung appointed a new head of its mobile business, as part of the company’s annual …<\/p>\n
The post Samsung names new mobile chief<\/a> appeared first on Mobile World Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n