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January 27, 2014

Mr. Chang-Gyu Hwang Appointed as the CEO of KT

KT appointed Mr. Chang-Gyu Hwang as the thirteenth Chief Executive Officer of KT at its
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on January 27, 2014.
Mr. Hwang, who holds a PhD degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Massachusetts, is not only a representative entrepreneur in Korea but also a globally acclaimed expert in semiconductor technology. Mr. Hwang served as the nation's CTO by heading R&D Planning Office of the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy and recently was a distinguished chair professor at Sungkyunkwan University.
At the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, Mr. Hwang said, "I feel a heavy responsibility as a CEO of KT during these times of difficulties. I plan to make the full use of my know-how from experiences of leading a global enterprise and as the national CTO to make KT as Korea's leading telecommunication provider."
Mr. Hwang promised to; 1) provide differentiated services to the market with best quality; 2) create new growth drivers with ICT-based hybrid services; and 3) lead global market with KT's success stories.
He emphasized that KT should leap forward to become Korea's representative corporate, driving Korea's economy through innovations and presented 'challenge', 'integration', and 'communication' as the three management principles.

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