SK Inc. (formerly SK Holdings Co., Ltd.) history, profile and corporate video
SK Inc. (formerly SK Holdings) is a holding company of the SK Group headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in July 2007, when SK Group adopted a holding company structure, and under the re-organization, SK Corporation (SK’s main entity), was split into an investment company, now SK Inc., and an operating company, now SK Energy.
SK Group, previously named Sunkyong Group until 1997, is one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea. It can trace its roots back to 1953 when the current founders acquired Sunkyong Textiles.
The subsidiary companies that operate under the central SK Holdings umbrella include:
- SK Innovation;
- SK Telecom;
- SKC;
- SK Networks;
- SK materials;
- SK biopharmaceuticals;
- SK E&S;
- SK siltron;
- SK E&C;
- SK pharmteco;
- SK forest.
With more than 4 000 employees, SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is considered one of the top 2000 largest public companies in the world, according to Forbes.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and ”www.skholdings.co.kr/en”.
**Video published on YouTube by “SK C&C Co., LTD“.