{"id":907,"date":"2026-01-02T08:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/ceo-2026-new-year-message\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:52:59","slug":"ceo-2026-new-year-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/ceo-2026-new-year-message\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO\u2019s 2026 New Year Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2025 was a pivotal one for SK hynix, marked by record-breaking results and a clear growth in both quality and scale. These accomplishments were made possible by the collective focus, capabilities, and determination of our members and management, all united by our \u201cone-team\u201d spirit. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to all SK hynix members, as well as to our shareholders and stakeholders, for your continued trust and unwavering support.<\/p>\n<p>Now is the time for us to build upon last year\u2019s achievements and take on new challenges. Demand for AI, which was once considered an exceptional opportunity, has now become a given, while competition continues to intensify. As the recognized market leader across key areas, the responsibilities placed upon us have reached unprecedented levels.<\/p>\n<p>Our ultimate aspiration goes beyond simply maintaining our market leadership. We aim to evolve into a truly world-class company that places customer satisfaction at the highest priority, serves as a genuine partner to our customers, and contributes to the sustainable development of society.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this vision:<\/p>\n<p>1. We must continue to uphold our technological leadership and profitability-focused management approach based on the SK Management System<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span> (SKMS), while pursuing bolder investments and preparing for the future.<\/p>\n<p>2. While we take pride in our position as an industry leader and use it as a positive driving force, we must never lose the mindset of a challenger. The Super Excellent<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span> (SUPEX) spirit of bold ambition, constant self-reflection, collaboration, and rigorous technical and strategic discussions must remain at the core of our one-team culture.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the rapidly changing AI environment, speed is paramount to securing market competitiveness. By developing advanced technologies and next-generation products before others and accelerating AI adoption, we can strengthen our competitive edge across the entire operations improvement (O\/I) value chain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"footnote\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span> SK Management System (SKMS): SK Group\u2019s business management system comprised of SK\u2019s management philosophy and the methodology to implement this approach into actual management.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span> Super Excellent Level (SUPEX): The highest level of achievement that can be attained, as defined by SKMS, SK Group\u2019s management philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>To evolve into a true full-stack AI memory creator, we must move beyond existing frameworks and creatively propose and realize the value our customers need most.<\/p>\n<p>Building on these efforts, we aim to make 2026 a milestone year as we take another step forward as the most trusted partner and a truly world-class company.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21108\" src=\"https:\/\/d18r0a86za96sg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/27130126\/SK-hynix-CEO-Kwak-Noh-Jung-1024x803-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">\u25b2 SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2025 was a pivotal one for SK hynix, marked by record-breaking results and a clear growth in both quality and scale. These accomplishments were made possible by the collective focus, capabilities, and determination of our members and management, all united by our \u201cone-team\u201d spirit. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_migrated_source_id":21110,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[14,65,66,47],"class_list":["post-907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press","tag-ai-memory","tag-full-stack-ai-memory-creator","tag-one-team-spirit","tag-vision"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11600,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions\/11600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}