LG Electronics Enhances Corporate Value Through Transparent IR, Wins Best IRO Award
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LG Electronics said on the 18th that Park Won-jae, an executive in charge of IR, won the Best IRO award at the "2026 Korea IR Awards" ceremony held at the Korea Exchange's Seoul office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
Park was recognized for building investor trust through active and transparent communication with the market and contributing to strengthening LG Electronics' IR competitiveness.
LG Electronics has continued IR activities and shareholder return policies, including open shareholders' meetings with CEO and business division heads, the introduction of live online broadcasts and interpretation, the elevation of conference call management, and treasury share cancellations and buybacks.
LG Electronics has been recognized for contributing to enhanced corporate value and stronger investor trust by actively and transparently engaging with the market.
Against this backdrop, LG Electronics announced on the 18th that Park Won-jae, an executive in charge of IR, won the Best IRO (Best Investor Relations Officer) award at the "2026 Korea IR Awards" ceremony held at the Korea Exchange's Seoul office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Park was selected for the award in recognition of his efforts to build investor trust through active and transparent communication with the market, as well as his contribution to strengthening LG Electronics' IR competitiveness.
The Korea IR Awards are hosted by the Korea IR Council under the Korea Exchange and have been held annually since 2001. The awards select and honor companies and individuals that have contributed to the sound development of the capital market through effective IR activities.
LG Electronics has continued a range of IR activities to strengthen transparent communication with the market. In particular, it holds open shareholders' meetings in which the CEO and business division heads participate directly to share business strategies and vision.
In addition, LG Electronics has introduced live online broadcasts, real-time interpretation in Korean and English, and sign language interpretation. These measures are intended to expand investor accessibility and participation opportunities.
Since 2024, LG Electronics has strengthened its IR operating framework by elevating the management of its quarterly earnings conference calls from being led by the IR team to being hosted by the CFO.
LG Electronics has continued to pursue the announcement of shareholder return policies and corporate value enhancement plans, and it also announced its value-up plan. The main points of the value-up plan are higher payout ratios in 2024, the introduction of a minimum dividend, and the implementation of semiannual dividends.
LG Electronics carried out a treasury share cancellation last year, and this year it completed a KRW 100 billion treasury share buyback aimed at enhancing shareholder value. The repurchased shares are scheduled to be canceled within the year. Park Won-jae, an LG Electronics executive in charge of IR, said the company is continuing transparent and sincere communication with the market and is working to enhance corporate value and improve investor trust.
Against this backdrop, LG Electronics won the top corporate award from the Financial Services Commission at the 2024 Korea IR Awards, received the corporate excellence award at the 2025 Korea IR Awards, and won the Best IRO award this time. As a result, LG Electronics has extended its streak of winning the Korea IR Awards for three consecutive years.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
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