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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 국내 100대 그룹의 오너일가 경영인들은 임원 승진 이후 회장에 오르기까지 평균 17년11개월이 걸리는 것으로 나타났다.
특히, 오너일가는 2세보다 3세, 4세대로 갈수록 임원 진입 연령이 낮아지고 승진 속도도 빨라지는 경향을 보였다. 단, 초임 임원에서 사장·부회장으로 올라가는 구간에선 2세대보다 3·4세대가 더 오래 걸렸다.
9일 리더스인덱스에 따르면 국내 자산 순위 100대 그룹 가운데 오너가 있는 66개 대기업집단의 재임 중인 오너일가 임원 233명의 이력을 추적 조사한 결과, 2세들은 임원에서 회장까지 평균 18년5개월이 걸린 반면 3세는 17년11개월, 4세는 12년7개월로 세대가 내려갈수록 회장 승진까지의 기간이 짧아지고 있는 것으로 파악됐다.
재직 중인 오너일가 임원들은 29.4세에 입사해 약 5년2개월 뒤인 34.9세에 임원이 되고, 이후 7년10개월 뒤인 42.7세에 사장, 다시 7년7개월 후인 50.6세에 회장에 오르는 것으로 조사됐다.
이중 28명은 입사와 동시에 임원으로 출발한 케이스였다. 이들의 입사 당시 임원 직함은 이사·상무보·상무가 21명, 전무 4명, 부사장 2명, 사장 이상이 1명이었다.
오너일가의 입사 시점은 세대가 내려갈수록 늦어지는 반면, 초임 임원으로 승진하는 속도는 창업 2세대보다 3·4세대에서 더 빨라지는 추세였다.
창업 2세대들은 평균 28.2세에 입사해 33.6세에 초임 임원이 되기까지 평균 5년5개월이 걸렸다면, 3·4세대들은 29.2세에 입사해 평균 5년2개월 뒤인 34.4세에 임원으로 승진했다. 입사 시기는 1년 늦어졌지만 임원 승진까지의 시간은 약 3개월 단축된 것이다.
단, 임원에서 사장·부회장으로 올라가는 구간에서는 양상이 다소 달라졌다. 2세대가 임원 이후 평균 6년4개월 뒤인 39.9세에 사장이 된 것과 달리, 3세들은 8년5개월이 걸려 43.2세, 4세들은 8년8개월을 거친 44.2세로 나타나 사장 승진까지의 기간이 오히려 더 길어졌다.
회장 승진 연령만 놓고 보면 다시 세대가 내려갈수록 낮아지는 흐름을 보였다. 2세대의 회장 승진 평균 나이는 52.6세였으나, 3세대는 49.1세였고, 4세대는 46세로 2세대 대비 6년7개월이나 앞당겨졌다.
현직 회장들만 따로 떼어놓고 봐도 이같은 추세는 크게 다르지 않았다. 66개 대기업집단에서 현재 회장 직함을 달고 있는 이는 창업세대 16명, 2세 33명, 3세 22명, 4세 3명, 배우자 1명 등 총 75명이다.
이들 중 2세대 회장은 평균 28세에 입사해 34.1세에 임원이 되고, 입사 24년4개월 만인 52.3세에 회장이 됐다. 3세 회장들은 27.2세에 입사해 32세에 임원, 입사 21년4개월 만인 48.5세에 회장에 올랐다. 4세들은 평균 24.7세에 입사해 34세에 임원으로 승진한 뒤 입사 21년4개월 만인 46세에 회장이 됐다.
2세 회장들 중 입사에서 회장까지 승진이 가장 빨랐던 인물은 신창재(72) 교보생명 회장으로, 43세에 입사해 1년11개월 만에 회장이 되며 최단 기록을 세웠다.
이어 김승연(73) 한화그룹 회장이 25세 입사 후 3년10개월 만인 29세에 회장이 됐고, 최태원(65) SK그룹 회장 7년7개월, 유상덕(66) ST인터내셔널 회장 8년1개월, 정몽진(65) KCC 회장 9년3개월 순이었다.
3세 회장들 가운데서는 정지선(53) 현대백화점그룹 회장이 25세에 입사해 10년11개월만인 35세 회장이 되며 가장 빨랐다.
또한, 최윤범(50) 고려아연 회장이 32세에 입사해 14년11개월 후인 47세에 회장에 올랐고, 조원태(49) 한진그룹 회장 15년11개월, 이재현(65) CJ그룹 회장 16년9개월 순으로 나타났다.
지난 10월 회장으로 취임한 정기선(43) HD현대 회장은 27세에 입사해 17년 만인 43세에 회장이 되며 다섯 번째에 빠른 순위에 올랐다.
현직 회장들 중 입사에서 회장까지 가장 오랜 기간이 걸린 이는 신동원(67) 농심그룹 회장으로, 21세에 입사해 42년2개월 뒤인 63세에 회장이 됐다.
다음으로 신동윤(67) 율촌화학 회장이 24세 입사 후 40년7개월 만인 64세에 회장직에 올랐으며, 이순형(76) 세아그룹 회장 37년6개월, 윤석민(61) 태영그룹 회장 34년11개월, 이건영(81) 유니온 회장 34년2개월 순이었다.
5대 그룹을 보면 선대 회장의 갑작스런 유고로 승계한 최태원 SK그룹 회장(7년7개월)과 구광모(47) LG그룹 회장(12년)을 제외하면 대부분 20년 이상 소요된 것으로 나타났다.
이재용(57) 삼성전자 회장은 23세에 입사해 54세 회장이 되기까지 31년4개월이 걸렸으며, 정의선(55) 현대자동차그룹 회장은 24세 입사 후 27년 만인 50세에, 신동빈(70) 롯데그룹 회장은 33세에 입사해 23년2개월 뒤인 56세에 회장이 됐다.
한편, 경영에 참여하고 있는 오너일가 233명 중 여성 오너일가는 59명(25.3%)으로 집계됐다. 여성 회장은 이명희(82) 신세계그룹 총괄회장, 정유경(53) 신세계 회장, 장영신(89) 애경그룹 회장, 구혜원(66) 푸른그룹 회장 등을 포함해 총 4명이었다.
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The family of a conglomerate's owner has been chairman for 17 years and 11 months since being promoted to executive position... Promotions are accelerating.
It has been revealed that it takes an average of 17 years and 11 months for family executives of Korea's top 100 conglomerates to rise from executive to chairman after being promoted.
Notably, the age at which they enter the executive ranks and the pace of promotion tend to increase as they move from the second generation to the third and fourth generations. However, the third and fourth generations took longer to rise from entry-level executives to president and vice chairman than the second generation.
According to Leaders Index on the 9th, a tracker study of 233 current family executives from 66 conglomerates with owners among Korea's top 100 conglomerates by asset rankings revealed that the second generation took an average of 18 years and 5 months to rise from executive to chairman, while the third generation took 17 years and 11 months, and the fourth generation took 12 years and 7 months. The time to chairmanship decreases with each generation.
The current owner family executives were found to have joined the company at age 29.4, become executives approximately 5 years and 2 months later at age 34.9, and then become president at age 42.7, 7 years and 10 months later, and chairman at age 50.6, 7 years and 7 months later.
Of these, 28 started out as executives immediately upon joining the company. Their initial executive titles included director, assistant managing director, or managing director (21), executive director (4), vice president (2), and president (1).
While the age of entry into the company for owner family members tends to decrease with each generation, the pace of promotion to first-term executive positions tends to be faster for the third and fourth generations than for the second generation.
While second-generation entrepreneurs joined the company at an average age of 28.2 and took an average of 5 years and 5 months to become first-term executives at 33.6, the third and fourth generations joined the company at 29.2 and were promoted to executives at 34.4, an average of 5 years and 2 months later. While they joined the company a year later, the time to executive promotion was shortened by approximately 3 months.
However, the pattern differed somewhat when moving from executive to president and vice president. While second-generation entrepreneurs became president at 39.9, an average of 6 years and 4 months after becoming executives, the third-generation took 8 years and 5 months to become president at 43.2, and the fourth-generation took 8 years and 8 months to become president at 44.2, showing a longer time to president.
Looking solely at the age of promotion to president, the trend again showed a decreasing trend with each generation. The average age at which the second-generation chairman was promoted was 52.6, while the third-generation chairman was 49.1, and the fourth-generation chairman was 46, a full six years and seven months earlier than the second-generation chairman.
This trend is not significantly different when looking at current chairmanships alone. Across 66 conglomerates, 75 people currently hold the title of chairman: 16 from the founding generation, 33 from the second generation, 22 from the third generation, 3 from the fourth generation, and 1 spouse.
Among these individuals, the second-generation chairman joined the company at an average age of 28, became an executive at 34.1, and became chairman at 52.3, 24 years and 4 months after joining the company. The third-generation chairman joined the company at 27.2, became an executive at 32, and became chairman at 48.5, 21 years and 4 months after joining the company. The fourth-generation CEOs joined the company at an average age of 24.7, were promoted to executive position at 34, and became chairman at 46, 21 years and 4 months after joining the company.
Among the second-generation CEOs, the one with the fastest promotion from joining to chairman was Shin Chang-jae (72), Chairman of Kyobo Life Insurance, who joined the company at 43 and became chairman in just 1 year and 11 months.
Following this, Kim Seung-yeon (73), Chairman of Hanwha Group, joined the company at 25 and became chairman at 29, 3 years and 10 months later. Chey Tae-won (65), Chairman of SK Group, followed at 7 years and 7 months, Yoo Sang-deok (66), Chairman of ST International, 8 years and 1 month, and Chung Mong-jin (65), Chairman of KCC, 9 years and 3 months later.
Among the third-generation CEOs, Chung Ji-sun (53), Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, joined the company at 25 and became chairman at 35, 10 years and 11 months later. Furthermore, Choi Yoon-beom (50), Chairman of Korea Zinc, joined the company at age 32 and became Chairman at age 47, 14 years and 11 months later. Cho Won-tae (49), Chairman of Hanjin Group, followed with 15 years and 11 months, and Lee Jae-hyun (65), Chairman of CJ Group, with 16 years and 9 months.
Choi Ki-sun (43), Chairman of HD Hyundai, who took office last October, joined the company at age 27 and became Chairman at age 43, 17 years later, ranking fifth in the rankings.
Among current Chairman, the one who took the longest from joining the company to becoming Chairman is Shin Dong-won (67), Chairman of Nongshim Group, who joined the company at age 21 and became Chairman at age 63, 42 years and 2 months later.
Next, Shin Dong-yoon (67), Chairman of Yulchon Chemical, assumed the position at age 64, 40 years and 7 months after joining the company at 24. Lee Soon-hyung (76), Chairman of Sae-A Group, followed with 37 years and 6 months, Yoon Seok-min (61), Chairman of Taeyoung Group, with 34 years and 11 months, and Lee Kun-young (81), Chairman of Union, with 34 years and 2 months.
Among the top five conglomerates, most took more than 20 years to become chairman, with the exception of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (7 years and 7 months) and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo (47), who took over after the sudden death of their predecessors.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (57) took 31 years and 4 months to become chairman at 54 after joining the company at 23. Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun (55) joined the company at 24 and became chairman at 50, 27 years later. Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin (70) joined the company at 33 and became chairman at 56, 23 years and 2 months later.
Meanwhile, among the 233 family members involved in management, 59 (25.3%) are female. There are four female chairmen: Shinsegae Group Chairman Lee Myung-hee (82), Shinsegae Group Chairwoman Chung Yoo-kyung (53), Aekyung Group Chairwoman Jang Young-shin (89), and Purun Group Chairwoman Koo Hye-won (66).
