SK Square said on the 4th that it carried out a 2026 organizational reshuffle and executive appointments to push its AI Initiative. It said the move is aimed at ramping up new investments in AI and semiconductors as an investment company and innovating investment operations and services based on AI.
First, it reorganized the existing "CIO/Portfolio Management" unit into the Strategic Investment Center. The goal is to strengthen execution in AI and semiconductor investments and continue portfolio value-up efforts. The overall head of the unit will be Song Jae-seung, the current chief investment officer (CIO), and Kim Dong-hyun was newly appointed as a managing director (MD) under the unit.
It will also establish an AI Innovation unit to drive innovation in SK Square's investment operations and the ICT services of its portfolio companies based on AI. Under it, a new AI/DT (digital transformation) unit will be created, and the existing information security unit will be placed alongside it to link AI/DT capabilities with IT security functions. Kim Yong-hoon, former head of the adot Business Unit at SK Telecom, was appointed to lead AI Innovation, and Lee Geun-gu, formerly with the DT Promotion Team at the SK SUPEX Council, was appointed to lead AI/DT.
In addition, So Young-hwan was promoted to lead strategy, which sets the investment company's mid- to long-term future strategy. The company said it expects to inject vitality across the organization by advancing younger leadership and promoting capable internal talent.
SK Square said it significantly boosted corporate value this year through portfolio rebalancing, improved profitability, and a steady shareholder-return policy. Kim Jeong-gyu, president of SK Square, said, "Through this organizational reshuffle and executive appointments, we will strengthen execution in new investments and portfolio value-up to help enhance shareholder value."