The search for the next chairman of South Korea¡¯s POSCO Group is expected to be narrowed down to one candidate before the four-day Lunar New Year holiday which begins on February 9th, 2024. POSCO Group announced on Wednesday that its CEO Candidate Recommendation Committee (CRC) for POSCO Holdings Inc. began in-depth interviews with the six candidates vying for the top role, which will take place over two days until Thursday. The in-depth interviews will focus on each candidate¡¯s expertise and leadership capabilities to lead POSCO Group to the next level. The CRC plans to hold a meeting and a provisional board meeting after the interviews wrap up on Thursday to finalize and announce the final candidate, who will then be proposed as the next chairman at the regular shareholders¡¯ meeting scheduled for March 21st, 2024. The CRC announced a shortlist of six chairman candidates on January 31st, who were identified via recommendations from within and outside POSCO. The six candidates for the in-depth interview include Kwon Young-soo, former vice chairman of LG Energy Solution Ltd., Kim Dong-sub, chief executive officer of Korea National Oil Corp., Kim Ji-yong, director of POSCO Holdings New Experience of Technology Hub, Woo Yoo-cheol, former vice chairman of Hyundai Steel Co., Chang In-hwa, former president of POSCO, and Chon Jung-son, former president of POSCO Holdings. Candidates Kwon Young-soo, Kim Dong-sub, and Woo Yoo-chul are the external candidates, while Kim Ji-yong, Chang In-hwa, and Chon Jung-sun are the internal ones. The CRC attracted attention for breaking the tradition of forming a list of finalists centered around current and former POSCO personnel by including a significant number of external candidates with diverse professional backgrounds, ages, and origins. The approach is designed to foster a competitive dynamic among the candidates. ¢º ¡°³ªµµ êÅ100¸¸¿ø Æò»ý ¹ÞÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ¾ú³×¡±¡¦±¹¹Î¿¬±Ý ºÐÇÒ¼ö±ÞÀÚ 7¸¸¸í µ¹ÆÄ[¾ðÁ¦±îÁö Á÷ÀåÀÎ] ¢º ¡°ÇÑ ¹ø Áö³ª°¡¸é ÈçÀûµµ ¾È ³²¾Æ¡±¡¦»ï¼º µµ´ëü ¹» ¸¸µç °Å¾ß ¢º ¡°ÀÌ°Ô ¼º°ú±Þ? Àå³Çϳª¡±¡¦¡®´õ ¿Ã·Á´Þ¶ó¡¯ Àλó ¿ä±¸¿¡ ´ë±â¾÷ ¡®³°¨¡¯ ¢º ÀÌÀç¿ë ȸÀå µþ ¿øÁÖ¾¾ Ú¸ NGO´Üü¼ ÀÎÅÏ È°µ¿, ÀÚ±â¼Ò°³¼ º¸´Ï ¢º ¡°3³â ¹é¼ö¸¦, Çѱ¹ÀÌ ÀÚÆø¡±¡¦1³âÀü ¡®Å¬¸°½º¸¸ ¹ßŹ¡¯ ÀüÇÑ Ô¼¸Åü, ´«±æ |