[Lee Kun-hee 1st Anniversary] Lee Jae-yong: "Let's Move Forward for a New Samsung with a Humble Heart"

First Message to Employees and Executives After Parole

Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics and the bereaved family members are attending the first anniversary memorial service of the late Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Group, held on the 25th at the ancestral grave in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. / Suwon - Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, commemorating the first anniversary of the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee, presented a vision saying, "Now, with a humble heart, let us all move forward together to create a new Samsung and a better future for our neighbors and society."

On the 25th, Lee attended the unveiling ceremony of Chairman Lee Kun-hee's bust at the Samsung Human Resources Development Center's Changjo Hall in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and spoke as such. He said, "It has already been a year since Chairman Lee Kun-hee left us," and added, "For the late chairman, Samsung was life itself, and through bold challenges that did not yield to limits, he nurtured possibilities and built today's Samsung," delivering a message of remembrance.

This memorial message was the first official statement Lee made toward Samsung employees since his release on parole on August 13. It is interpreted as a determination to vigorously start by emphasizing a 'new Samsung' and 'the future of neighbors and society.'

Accordingly, there is speculation that Lee will actively engage in management activities for Samsung's leap forward, using the first anniversary of Chairman Lee Kun-hee as an opportunity.