POSCO Future M Recommends New Director Candidates, Reshapes Board

Full deployment of battery and finance experts
ESG and Compensation Committees to be reflected in the articles of incorporation

POSCO Future M has reorganized its board composition ahead of its annual general shareholders' meeting.

From left: Kim Sungjin, Jung Seokmo, Lee Sangyoung. Provided by POSCO Future M

POSCO Future M announced that on the 24th it held a regular board meeting and approved an agenda to recommend candidates for internal and external directors to be submitted to the annual general shareholders' meeting in March.

Kim Sungjin, head of the Corporate Planning & Support Division, was recommended as a new candidate for executive director. Kim has built up experience in finance and accounting by serving as head of finance at POSCO E&C, head of finance at POSCO, and head of the Management Innovation Office at POSCO International. The company expects him to contribute to improving profitability and strengthening financial soundness amid a rapidly changing business environment.

Professor Lee Sangyoung of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University was named as a candidate for outside director. Lee is an authority in the field of secondary battery materials, and his research achievements have been recognized in both academia and industry, including receiving the Battery Division Technology Award from the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in the United States in 2025. He is an active full member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and is set to serve as vice president of the Korean Electrochemical Society in 2026, underscoring his expertise. The company expects him to provide practical advice to strengthen the competitiveness of its battery materials business.

Jung Seokmo, head of the Business Synergy Division at POSCO Holdings, was recommended as a candidate for other non-executive director. Jung has led the discovery of new businesses and the expansion into global markets by serving as head of the Industrial Gas Business Division and head of the Secondary Battery Materials Business Office. Based on his understanding of the secondary battery materials business, he is expected to help enhance corporate value.

In addition, President Eom Kicheon was renominated as an executive director, and outside directors Yoon Taehwa and Lee Boksil were also put forward as candidates for another term.

The final appointment of the newly recommended internal and external director candidates will be decided at the annual general shareholders' meeting to be held on March 26.

Meanwhile, at the same meeting, the board approved the agenda for the adoption of the 2025 financial statements and decided to submit to the shareholders' meeting a proposal to amend the articles of incorporation to include the ESG Committee and the Evaluation and Compensation Committee, which were newly established under the board in November last year. Through this, the company plans to institutionally strengthen its board-centered ESG management and compensation framework.