[New Year's Address] SK Square President Jungkyu Kim: "AI Is the Key to Growth... Companies That Fall Behind Must Worry About Survival"

"Introducing AI Across All Investments...
Company-Wide AI Transformation"

Jungkyu Kim, President of SK Square, stated in his New Year's address, "In this era of uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to making a difference," adding, "Companies that fall behind in the AI race will have to worry about their very survival."

In the New Year's address released by SK Square on January 9, President Kim said, "This year, changes in the way we work, changes in business models, and changes in portfolios-all centered around AI-will come at an unprecedented pace," urging employees to proactively respond to these changes.

He went on to announce plans to promote a company-wide AI transformation, including introducing AI agents throughout the entire investment process and expanding AI utilization across all portfolio companies.

President Kim stated, "We will seek meaningful investment opportunities in areas that can resolve bottlenecks in AI evolution, such as the semiconductor value chain." He further emphasized, "We plan to focus on enhancing corporate value by securing the fundamental competitiveness of our portfolio, while simultaneously conducting swift rebalancing."

To strengthen its global investment execution capabilities, SK Square recently reorganized its structure, changing the 'CIO/Portfolio Management' division to the 'Strategic Investment Center.' The company also recently recruited Senior Vice Chairman Choi Jaewon to drive new investments and enhance portfolio value.

Through its corporate value enhancement plan announced in November last year, SK Square set a goal to reduce its net asset value (NAV) discount rate to 30% by 2028.