Young Sohn is retiring while Luc Julia is leaving as Sean Kae and David Lee step up and into Samsung Catalyst and Samsung Next respectively.

South Korea-listed conglomerate Samsung has shaken up its two US-based corporate venturing units with Young Sohn retiring and Sean Kae coming in as acting head of Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) and David Lee joining as head of Samsung Next.

Sohn has retired as president and chief strategy officer (CSO) of Samsung Electronics but will continue as chairman of Harman, the autonomous driving subsidiary acquired by the company for $8bn, as well as strategic adviser to its largest division,…

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James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.