SPC Group said on the 4th that it carried out appointments for its presidents. SPC Group said the reshuffle is intended to solidify a CEO-centered accountable management system to respond swiftly and flexibly to a rapidly changing business environment.
SPC Group promoted President Huh Jin-soo to vice chairman and Executive Vice President Huh Hee-soo to president. The new Vice Chairman Huh has overseen Paris Croissant's global business as chief strategy officer (CSO) and head of the Global BU (Business Unit). He also chairs the SPC Change and Innovation Task Force launched in July this year.
The SPC Change and Innovation Task Force is the group's representative consultative body for renewal and change. It is composed of affiliate CEOs, key executives, labor union representatives, and outside members. It presents directions for addressing the group's key tasks, such as safety management, compliance management, and building a great place to work, and takes charge of recommending improvement measures to each company's representative council. Vice Chairman Huh is expected to lead the group's change and innovation to strengthen SPC Group's global business competitiveness and restore trust among stakeholders.
President Huh Hee-soo, as chief vision officer (CVO) of BR Korea, has led innovation at Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' and driven new businesses such as introducing global brands and digital transformation. Recently, the person also brought the leading U.S. Mexican food brand "Chipotle" to Korea and Singapore. Going forward, the person is expected to pursue discovering future businesses to secure the group's new growth engines and enhance global competitiveness.
Executive Vice President Do Se-ho was promoted to president and appointed CEO of Paris Croissant. President Do has concurrently served as CEO of BR Korea and SPC. Since May, the person has also chaired the "SPC Committee," a council of company heads, helping to establish a culture of safety and mutual growth within the group.
Executive Vice President Kyung Jae-hyung, who had served as CEO of Paris Croissant, was promoted to senior executive vice president and nominated as CEO of SPC Samlip. Senior Executive Vice President Kyung plans to operate the company in a co-CEO structure with CEO Kim Beom-su and enhance market competitiveness through management innovation and stronger safety management.
Executive Director Ji Sang-ho was nominated as CEO of Shany. SPC Group said the management reshuffle at SPC Samlip and Shany is aimed at strengthening industrial safety systems.
An SPC Group official said, "This personnel move focuses on strengthening a CEO-centered accountable management system to increase execution and speed on key management issues and safety," adding, "With new leadership, we will meet social expectations, respond swiftly to changes in the business environment, resolve pressing tasks, and pursue sustainability."