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Park Jung-ho, former SK Hynix vice chairman, gets 16.9 billion won in second year after retirement; 288.1 billion won still due

Park Jung-ho, an executive advisory member at SK Hynix and former vice chairman, received 26.5 billion won in the 18 months after leaving, according to a half-year report filed on Aug. 14. His pay totalled 9.61 billion won in 2025 and 16.9 billion won in the first half of 2026, largely from settlement of long-term incentives granted while he was a registered executive. The company estimated unpaid SARs and performance shares at 288.1 billion won.

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SK Hynix CEO Kawk No-jeong earned 26.1 billion won; Samsung Electronics head Jeon Young-hyun got 2.4 billion won, a 10.9-fold gap

SK Hynix CEO Kawk No-jeong (곽노정) received 26.1 billion won in the first half of 2026, while Samsung Electronics CEO Jeon Young-hyun (전영현) received 2.4 billion won, according to the companies’ semiannual filings. SK Hynix’s directors and auditors received 33.6 billion won in total compensation, with 79.3 percent tied to stock-based rewards. Samsung Electronics reported no unexercised stock options granted to its directors, auditors or executive officers as of mid-2026.

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Choi Tae-won appeals ruling to pay 944 billion won in property division

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won (최태원) filed an appeal against an appellate ruling ordering him to pay 944 billion won in property division to Noh Soh-young (노소영), director of Art Center Nabi. SK Supex Council said this in a statement issued in the name of his legal representatives. The appeal was filed three weeks after the Seoul High Court ruling on July 24. The case will return to the Supreme Court for review.