DL Group names new heads of DL Chemical, DL Energy in executive reshuffle

DL Group carried out its 2027 executive reshuffle, appointing Kim Gil-su, co-CEO of Yeocheon NCC, as president of DL Chemical and Jeong Sam-du, CEO of Pocheon Power, as CEO of DL Energy. A total of 17 new executives were named across the group's key affiliates.

The group announced Monday that the appointments were made in line with a meritocracy principle centered on performance and capability.

Incoming DL Chemical President Kim Gil-su was born in 1961 and graduated from Seoul National University. Kim previously served as head of DL Chemical's petrochemical business division and as co-CEO of Yeocheon NCC.

Incoming DL Energy CEO Jeong Sam-du was born in 1974 and holds a graduate degree from Kyung Hee University. Jeong served as head of Pocheon Power's technology division before taking over as its CEO in 2023.

A total of 17 new executives were appointed across key affiliates including DL E&C. Among the new appointees, four were born in the 1980s and three are women.

DL E&C named 15 new executives: Hyeon Ho-seok, Lee Chang-hyeon, Park Nam-sik, Park Eun-cheol, Hong Dong-jin, Heo Su-eun, Ji Man-sik, Lee Chang-seok, Kim Yeong-ho, Bang Sang-hyeok, Jo Hyeong-jin, Hong Jin-hwa, Kwon Gi-su, Yeo Chan-uk and Byeon Gi-jeong. Hwang Seong-gi was appointed at DL Chemical, and Ko Gyeong-jin at Glad Hotel & Resorts.

Key evaluation criteria for this round of appointments included data analysis skills, problem-solving ability and execution. DL Group also focused on identifying talent capable of transforming work processes and collaboration frameworks in response to the AI transition.

DL E&C appointed two new female executives, including the first woman to hold an executive post in its civil engineering division. As of Sunday, the company's female executives number five, accounting for 13 percent of all executives. Glad Hotel & Resorts also named a new female executive.

The reshuffle is accompanied by an organizational restructuring. DL E&C plans to establish a data planning team to strengthen data-driven problem-solving capabilities and expand AI-powered work innovation.

"We will strengthen our future competitiveness by centering on action-oriented leaders who can solve problems based on data and AI and transform the way we work," a DL Group official said.