Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) has nominated chip business chief Jun Young-hyun and Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk to its board, aiming to strengthen its semiconductor division. The South Korean tech giant

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday nominated its chip business chief Jun Young-hyun and Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk to join its board, as the tech giant looks to boost competitiveness in its struggling semiconductor business.

Samsung Electronics is reinforcing its board of directors with semiconductor specialists. Following a major executive reshuffle late last year that focused on its semiconductor business, Samsung is now appointing multiple semiconductor specialists to its board as part of efforts to restore competitiveness.