Establishment of a Safety-Focused Subsidiary and Significant Enhancement of Safety Functions Across Affiliates
POSCO International Launches New Energy Division
POSCO E&C Reduces Executive-Level Organizations by 20%
Securing Global-Level Safety Capabilities by Recruiting External Experts
POSCO Group carried out its regular organizational restructuring and executive appointments for 2026 on December 5. This restructuring focused on establishing a safety-oriented management system, expanding overseas investments, and strengthening the foundation for future growth.
POSCO Group established a new safety-focused subsidiary, POSCO Safety Solution. At the affiliate level, POSCO created the Safety, Health and Environment Division, and POSCO International launched the Safety Planning Office, significantly strengthening the group's overall safety functions.
In addition, the group plans to recruit external safety experts to secure global-level safety consulting and on-site response capabilities. Lee Dongho, who previously served as an advisor to the President for Safety at POSCO E&C, has been appointed as the head of the Safety Planning Office at POSCO E&C. Since August of this year, Mr. Lee has led the restructuring of POSCO E&C's safety system architecture.
The group's overseas investment strategy will also be accelerated. POSCO has established the Strategic Investment Division to focus on expanding into overseas markets such as India and the United States. POSCO International has created an Energy Division to establish an integrated operating system for the LNG value chain, spanning from exploration to power generation. To accelerate digital transformation (DX), the group has set up a new DX Strategy Office, and POSCO Future M has established a DX Task Force.
For organizational efficiency, POSCO E&C has merged the Plant Business Division and the Infrastructure Business Division, reducing executive-level organizations by 20%. POSCO Future M has split the Energy Materials Business Division into the Marketing Division and the Production Division to enhance specialization and improve market responsiveness.
In the field of future technologies, Yoon Ilyong, head of the AI Technology Center at POSCO DX, has been appointed as the director of the POSCO Holdings AI Robot Convergence Research Institute. Mr. Yoon previously worked at Hyundai Motor Company and Samsung Display before joining POSCO DX in 2021, where he led the group's transition to smart factories.
Um Kyunggeun, formerly head of the Steel Research Institute, has been promoted and appointed as the director of the POSCO Technical Research Institute.
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