Tim Culpan, Columnist

Samsung's Next Chief Hides in Plain Sight

Board Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun is the better leader the company needs after the Jay Y. Lee trial.

August 25, 2017 at 7:02 AM UTC

Tim Culpan is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology in Asia. Previously, he was a technology reporter for Bloomberg News.

Samsung Electronics Vice-Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun Attends Company's General Shareholders Meeting — Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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It's time for Kwon Oh-hyun to step forward.

The 64-year-old South Korean has a PhD. in Electrical Engineering, oversees the world's largest electronic components business, and has a proven track record in growing a company's top and bottom lines.