SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2022
Commission File Number 1-14926
KT Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
90, Buljeong-ro,
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si,
Gyeonggi-do,
Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 27, 2022 | ||
| KT Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Seunghoon Chi | |
| Name: | Seunghoon Chi | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| By: | /s/ Sanghyun Cho | |
| Name: | Sanghyun Cho | |
| Title: | Director | |
Notice on Change of CEO
| 1. Details of Change | Before the Change | Hyeon-Mo Ku | ||
| After the Change | Hyeon-Mo Ku, Jong-Ook Park | |||
| 2. Reasons for Change | For organizing an independent and specialized management system in KT’s safety and health field, a Representative Director (appointed by the board of directors) has been elected additionally, managing KT’s safety and health affairs in a comprehensive way. | |||
| 3. Date of Change | 2022-01-27 | |||
| 4. Other references useful for making investment decisions | 1. Service term of Representative Director, Jong-Ook Park : From ‘22.1.27 to the day of Annual General Meeting of shareholders 2022 | |||
| 2. In accordance with the company’s Articles of Incorporation, one person recommended by the CEO among the inside directors can be additionally appointed as a representative director by a resolution of the board of directors. | ||||
| 3. Above 3 ‘Date of Change’ is the date of appointment by the board of directors. | ||||
Profile of the Total CEO
Name | Relationship to | Professional Background | Remarks | |||
| Hyeon-Mo Ku | - | 2020~Present : Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, KT | - | |||
| 2020 : Head of Customer Group, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2019 : Head of Customer & Media Group, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2017~2018 : Head of Corporate Planning Group, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2015~2017 : Head of Corporate Management Group, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2014~2015 : Head of KT CEO Office, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2013~2014 : Head of T&C Operating Office, KT Corporation | ||||||
| Jong-Ook Park | - | 2020~Present : Head of Corporate Planning Group, KT Corporation | - | |||
| 2015~2019 : Head of Strategy Planning Office, KT Corporation | ||||||
| 2014 : Head of IT Strategy Business Unit, KT Corporation | ||||||
