Much interest is drawn to the future change in the mechanism of “ Board of Director Power ” of Samsung Electronics , Korea ’ s prominent brand in the global market . According to industry sources on April 24 , resignations of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun - hee and Strategic Planning Division Chief Lee Hak - su are anticipated to alter the picture of Samsung ’ s board . The board of directors can be referred to as the epicenter and its status and role are expected to be further intensified as the transfer of independence and operational autonomy to Samsung ’ s individual affiliates is now likely to be expedited by the chiefs ’ resignations and the dismantlement of the Strategic Planning Division . An insider anticipated that under such circumstances , Samsung Electronics may possibly first concentrate on stabilizing its management structure while maintaining the current framework and rather than hurriedly reorganizing the board of director lineup to appoint Chairman Lee and Vice Chairman Lee ’ s successors . Consequently , the shift in Vice Chairman Yoon Jong - yong ’ s status is also spotlighted ; the longest seated CEO in Korea ’ s business world and the pivot of Samsung ’ s operation . Vice Chairman Yoon had contributed to enhancing Samsung ’ s global brand value by expanding his activity scope , visiting India , Turkey , Southeast Asia and Europe to pioneer emerging markets and boost Samsung ’ s credibility overseas . The absence of Chairman Lee Kun - hee and Vice Chairman Lee Hak - su is projected to brace up Yoon ’ s role in order to fill the vacancy in the central Samsung . [ Dong - eun Lee / KHS ] [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]