Top executives received performance incentives last year
Most opted for treasury shares instead of cash
Vice Chairman Jeon Younghyun, head of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division that leads the company’s semiconductor business, received approximately 1.7 billion won worth of treasury shares last year as a performance incentive.
According to the industry on the 20th, Samsung Electronics recently disclosed the executives who received treasury shares and the detailed breakdown of the excess profit incentive (OPI), which was calculated based on 2025 performance. Under the OPI scheme, if a business division’s results exceed its annual target, up to 50% of an executive’s annual salary can be paid from up to 20% of the excess profit.
In January last year, Samsung Electronics introduced a stock compensation program under which executives receive their incentives in the form of treasury shares. On January 26 this year, the company granted treasury shares based on 2024 performance, and on January 30 it granted shares for 2025 performance.
Vice Chairman Jeon received 10,652 shares. Based on the closing price on the grant date (160,500 won), this amounts to about 1,709.64 million won. Roh Tae-moon, President and head of Samsung Electronics’ Device eXperience (DX) division, received 7,299 shares, worth about 1,171.48 million won.
President Park Hakkyu, the first head of the Business Support Office, received 5,963 shares, while Vice Chairman Jung Hyunho, who stepped back from the front line of management at the end of last year by moving from head of the Business Support Task Force (TF) to a role assisting the Chairman, received 5,772 shares. These are worth about 957.06 million won and 926.40 million won, respectively. President Kim Wonkyung, head of the Global External Relations Office, received 1,741 shares, worth about 279.43 million won.
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