三星或酝酿高层变动

    在竞争激烈的智能手机市场，三星电子（Samsung Electronics）面对中国廉价手机制造商和苹果（Apple）iPhone带来的压力下，可能正在考虑对管理层进行重大改组。

    《华尔街日报》（Wall Street Journal）报道援引知情人士的说法，给出了一个可能发生的变革方案，这家电子产品巨头或许将对与众不同的高层管理结构做出调整。自2013年起，三星就拥有三位联席首席执行官，这在企业界相当特殊。其中联席首席执行官申宗均或将不再负责移动业务。而另一位联席首席执行官尹富根可能会在负责原有的家用电器和电视业务之外，再接管移动业务。

    三星之前曾表示，公司独特的领导结构有助于对其庞大业务进行独立管理，包括智能手机、电视和其他电子消费产品，以及针对商业客户的通讯和服务。

    三星的代表并未立即对这篇报道发表评论。

    三星在《财富》世界500强企业中排名第13，其产品销售额在2013年猛增17%，达到2,090亿美元，创造了该公司的纪录。但三星在智能手机市场也遭遇了一些挑战。根据IDC的数据，三星今年第三季度的智能手机出货量同比有所下降，也是五大供应商中唯一出现下滑的公司。IDC表示，长期以来依靠高端机型的三星，目前在低端机上的销量更好，这也拉低了公司产品的平均售价。

    自6月初开始，三星便在股市中表现低迷。2014年以来，公司在韩国证券期货交易所（Korea Exchange）的股价已经下跌了11%。（财富中文网）

    译者：严匡正

    Samsung Electronics may be considering a management shakeup as it faces pressure from cheaper Chinese device makers and Apple’s iPhone in the highly competitive smartphone arena.

    The Wall Street Journal laid out a scenario of change that could occur, citing people familiar with the matter, which could result in some changes to the electronics giant’s unusual executive management structure. Samsung has had three co-CEOs since 2013, fairly uncommon in the corporate world. One of those co-CEOs, J.K. Shin, could be moved out of his role overseeing the mobile division. Another co-CEO, B.K. Yoon, could potentially oversee the mobile division on top of his current duties running Samsung’s home-appliance and TV business.

    Samsung has in the past claimed that the leadership structure allows for independent management of its vast businesses, which includes smartphones, televisions and other consumer electronics, as well as messaging and services meant for business clients.

    A Samsung representative wasn’t immediately available to comment on this report.

    Samsung, 13th on Fortune‘s Global 500 list, posted a 17% jump in sales in 2013 to nearly $209 billion — a record for the firm. But the company has faced some challenges in the smartphone market. Samsung’s shipment volume in the third quarter of this year slipped from a year ago, the only company among the top five vendors to report a decline, according to the International Data Corporation. Samsung, which has long relied on its high-end devices, reported better volume for its lower-end models, resulting in lower average selling prices, IDC said.

    The company’s stock has had a weak performance since early June, and shares on the Korea Exchange have dropped 11% so far in 2014.