Samsung publishes executive title guide: employees can call Lee Jae-yong JAY or "Mr. Jae-yong"

CTOnews.com, February 6 (Xinhua) in traditional Korean culture, people are not allowed to call people who are older or older than themselves by their real names, but according to the latest report, Samsung employees can call President Lee Jae-yong by his English name or "Mr. Jae-yong" in the future.

Samsung Electronics recently issued an internal announcement saying, "in order to create a flexible corporate communication culture, the title of management will be simplified in the future," the Global Times reported on the 3rd, citing South Korea's Asian economy. "

According to Samsung Electronics' new title guide, employees can use English or "Korean name + Mr. or Ms.". For example, employees can call President Lee Jae-yong "JAY" (his English name) "JY" (his Korean name is abbreviated in English) or "Mr. Jae-yong" in the future.

CTOnews.com learned that at present, many Korean IT companies or start-ups use English names to address their executives, and the number of large Korean companies with simplified names is also increasing, such as SK Group, LG Group, and so on. Now, Samsung Electronics is also complying with this trend. Some analysts believe that the reason why large enterprises carry out appellation reform and adopt more simplified and intimate terms is to create a more free and open atmosphere within the enterprise.