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브레이크뉴스 정민우 기자= 국내 대기업 사외이사의 절반 이상이 법률·정책과 재무·회계 분야의 전문성을 가지고 있는 것으토 나타나, 이사회의 전문적 다양성이 낮은 것으로 나타났다.
이번 조사는 국내 대기업 중 이사회 역량(BSM)을 발표한 기업들의 역량지표를 기준으로 공통된 △기업경영 △금융투자 △재무·회계 △법률·정책 △기술 △마케팅 △ESG 등 7개 분야에 대해 각 사가 사외이사들의 선임 배경을 공시한 것을 기준으로 했다.선임배경을 공시하지 않은 기업들의 사외이사들은 개인 이력을 기준으로 분류해 분석했다.
20일 기업분석연구소 리더스인덱스에 다르면 30대 그룹의 계열사 중 분기 보고서를 제출한 237개 기업들의 사외이사 827명의 이사회 역량 비중을 분석한 결과, 법률·정책 분야와 재무·회계 분야가 51%를 차지, 특정 분야에 편중돼 있다.
반면 최근 기업경영의 주요 이슈가 되고 있는 ESG관련 환경, 고용, 노동 분야의 전문 역량 비중은 가장 낮은 3.5%에 불과했다.
분야별로는 7개 분야 중 법률·정책 관련 역량에 대해 전문성이 있는 사외이사가 225명으로 가장 많은 27.2%를 차지했다. 관료출신과 법조계 출신 및 법학 교수들이 이에 해당된다. 관료·법조 출신 사외 이사들을 선호화는 현상으로 해석된다.
다음으로 △재무·회계 197명(23.8%) △금융·투자 124명(15.0%) △기술 114명(13.8%) △기업 경영 105명(12.7%), 마케팅 33명(4.0%) △ESG관련 환경·고용·노동 29명(3.5%) 순이었다.
여성 사외이사는 전체 827명 중 18.5%인 153명으로 집계됐다. 법률·정책 분야가 50명(32.7%)으로 남성(26%)보다 높았다. 이어 △재무·회계(18.3%) △기술(15.0%) △경영(11.1%) △마케팅(9.8%) △ESG(7.8%) △금융투자(5.2%) 순이었다.
그룹별로 보면 법류·정책 분야 사외이사들의 비중이 가장 높은 그룹은 삼성그룹으로 16개 계열사들의 39%를 차지했다.
재무·회계 분야에 비중이 가장 높은 그룹은 중흥건설, 네이버, HD현대 그룹 등이 50%로 가장 높았다. 기술 분야 전문 역량에 가장 많은 사외이사 비중을 차지하고 있는 그룹은 현대차그룹(28.8%), HDC(20.0%), LG그룹(18.4%) 순이었다. ESG 분야는 포스코그룹(14.3%), 영풍그룹(13.3%), 카카오그룹(12.9%) 등이었다.
한편, 사외 이사들의 평균연령은 60.7세였으며, △70대 이상 9.3%(77명) △60대 49.8%(412명) △50대 34.2%(283명) △40대 6.4%(53명) △30대 2명(0.2%) 등이었다.
현직 최고령은 올해 83세로 한화의 사외이사를 맡고 있는 에드윈 퓰너 헤리티지재단 창립자이며, 최연소는 카카오의 사외이사를 맡고 있는 박새롬 성신여대 융합보안공학과 교수와 현대카드의 사외이사를 맡고 있는 더글라스 차이 푸본 파이낸셜 홀딩스 부사장으로 1990년생이다.
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Groups in their 30s, outside directors are concentrated in certain fields...lack of diversity in specialized fields
Break News Reporter Jeong Min-woo= More than half of the outside directors of large domestic companies have expertise in the fields of law, policy, and finance and accounting, showing that the professional diversity of the board of directors is low.
This survey was conducted based on the competency indicators of companies that announced their board of directors competency (BSM) among large domestic companies, and each company ranked the following seven areas: corporate management, financial investment, finance and accounting, law and policy, technology, marketing, and ESG. It was based on the disclosure of the appointment background of outside directors. Outside directors of companies that did not disclose their appointment background were classified and analyzed based on their personal history.
According to Leaders Index, a business analysis research institute, on the 20th, an analysis of the proportion of board competencies of 827 outside directors of 237 companies that submitted quarterly reports among affiliates of the 30 largest groups showed that the fields of law and policy and finance and accounting accounted for 51%. , it is concentrated in certain fields.
On the other hand, the proportion of professional competencies in ESG-related environment, employment, and labor, which have recently become major issues in corporate management, was the lowest at only 3.5%.
By field, among the seven fields, the number of outside directors with expertise in legal and policy-related capabilities was 225, accounting for the largest number (27.2%). These include people with a bureaucratic background, those in the legal profession, and law professors. This can be interpreted as a phenomenon of preference for outside directors with a background in bureaucracy or law.
Next, △Finance/Accounting 197 people (23.8%) △Finance/Investment 124 people (15.0%) △Technology 114 people (13.8%) △Corporate Management 105 people (12.7%), Marketing 33 people (4.0%) △ESG-related Environment, employment, and labor were followed by 29 people (3.5%).
The number of female outside directors was 153, or 18.5% of the total 827. There were 50 people (32.7%) in the field of law and policy, which was higher than that of men (26%). This was followed by finance/accounting (18.3%), technology (15.0%), management (11.1%), marketing (9.8%), ESG (7.8%), and financial investment (5.2%).
By group, the group with the highest proportion of outside directors in the legal and policy fields was Samsung Group, accounting for 39% of 16 affiliates.
The groups with the highest proportion in the finance and accounting fields were Jungheung Construction, Naver, and HD Hyundai Group, with the highest proportion at 50%. The groups with the largest proportion of outside directors with expertise in the technology field were Hyundai Motor Group (28.8%), HDC (20.0%), and LG Group (18.4%). The ESG field included POSCO Group (14.3%), Youngpoong Group (13.3%), and Kakao Group (12.9%).
Meanwhile, the average age of outside directors was 60.7 years old, with 9.3% (77 people) in their 70s or older, 49.8% (412 people) in their 60s, 34.2% (283 people) in their 50s, or 6.4% (53 people) in their 40s. There were two people in their 30s (0.2%).
The current oldest person is Edwin Feulner, founder of the Heritage Foundation, who is 83 years old and serves as an outside director of Hanwha, and the youngest is Park Sae-rom, a professor of convergence security engineering at Sungshin Women's University, who serves as an outside director of Kakao, and Douglas Chai of Fubon Financial, who serves as an outside director of Hyundai Card. He is a vice president of Holdings and was born in 1990.
