Recognition for contributions to corporate value reappraisal and IR competitiveness

'Open shareholders' meeting' expands investor access

Park Won-jae, senior vice president in charge of investor relations at LG Electronics, receives the Best IRO (Investor Relations Officer) award at the 2026 Korea IR Awards ceremony. [LG Electronics]
Park Won-jae, senior vice president in charge of investor relations at LG Electronics, receives the Best IRO (Investor Relations Officer) award at the 2026 Korea IR Awards ceremony. [LG Electronics]

Park Won-jae, senior vice president in charge of investor relations at LG Electronics, received the Best IRO (Investor Relations Officer) award at the 2026 Korea IR Awards ceremony.

The ceremony was held Friday at the Korea Exchange's Seoul office in Yeongdeungpo-gu. Park was recognized for his proactive and transparent communication with the market and his contributions to strengthening investor trust, corporate value reappraisal and IR competitiveness.

LG Electronics holds an annual "open shareholders' meeting" at which its CEO and business division heads share business strategies and vision. The company has introduced live online streaming, simultaneous interpretation in Korean and English, and sign-language interpretation to broaden investor access and participation. Since 2024, its quarterly earnings conference calls have been elevated to be chaired by the chief financial officer.

The company has consistently pursued shareholder return policies and corporate value enhancement initiatives. In 2024, it announced a value-up plan centered on raising its dividend payout ratio, introducing a minimum dividend and implementing semi-annual dividends, then retired treasury shares last year. This year, LG Electronics completed a 100 billion won ($73.1 million) buyback to enhance shareholder value and plans to retire those shares before year-end.

The Korea IR Association, an affiliate of the Korea Exchange, has annually recognized companies and individuals who have contributed to the sound development of the capital markets since 2001. LG Electronics received the FSC chairman's award — the top prize in the corporate category — in 2024, and went on to win an excellence award in the corporate category last year as well.

"We will continue to communicate with the market in a transparent and sincere manner, and work to enhance corporate value and investor trust," Park said.


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