KT's director nomination committee held a meeting on the 9th and finalized three outside director nominees to recommend to the regular shareholders meeting.
For ESG, it recommended Yoon Jong-su, current KT ESG committee Chairperson and environmental adviser at Kim & Chang; for future technology, Kim Young-han, professor in the School of Electronic and Information Engineering at Soongsil University; and for management, Kwon Myung-sook, former CEO of Intel Korea. The accounting seat will remain vacant and will be filled at next year's regular shareholders meeting.
The director nomination committee said it would move away from the existing system of replacing four members at once and shift to a staggered replacement structure to enhance the board's stability and continuity. The board also presented follow-up measures reflecting concerns from the National Pension Service and the labor union.
Regarding the dispute over consistency between the board regulations and the articles of incorporation related to appointments of key executives, the company will consult with the National Pension Service to push for revisions to the regulations and articles, and it also plans to introduce an evaluation system for outside directors and measures to enhance board transparency.
On concerns about a management vacuum during the CEO transition, it said it would actively cooperate to ensure smooth consultations between the current management and the next CEO candidate.