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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 대기업 집단 상장사 사외이사 10명 중 3명이 공무원 출신이거나 판·검사 출신 변호사인 것으로 나타났다. 공무원 중에서는 국세청 출신 비중이 가장 높았다.
8일 CEO스코어에 따르면 올해 10월말 대기업집단 상장사 343개사의 사외이사 현황을 조사한 결과, 전체 사외이사 1111명의 34.8%인 387명이 관료·법조 출신이었다. 이는 2020년 12월말 36.3%(346명)과 비교해 1.5%p 하락한 수치다.
법조 출신 비중은 2020년 12월말 14.5%(138명)에서 올해 10월말 14.6%(162명)로 0.1%p 상승했고, 관료 출신 비중은 21.8%(208명)에서 20.3%(225명)로 1.6%p 하락했다.
이어 △학계 33.3%(370명) △재계 19.3%(214명) △세무회계 5.3%(59명) △언론 2.7%(30명) △공공기관 2.3%(25명) △기타 2.3%(26명) 순이었다.
관료·법조 출신 사외이사 비중이 전체 사외이사의 절반을 넘는 그룹은 총 21개였다. 호반건설, 장금상선, 고려에이치씨, 반도홀딩스 등 4개 기업집단은 사외이사의 100%가 관료·법조 출신이었다.
다음으로 동원(71.4%), 신세계(69.6%), 중흥건설(66.7%), 삼표(66.7%), 삼천리(60.0%), 유진(57.1%), 두산(56.0%), 효성(55.6%), 코오롱(53.8%), 태영(53.3%), CJ(50.0%), S-OIL(50.0%), 넥슨(50.0%), DB(50.0%), 동국제강(50.0%), 엠디엠(50.0%), DN(50.0%) 등 17개 그룹의 사외이사 비중도 50%를 웃돌았다.
관료·법조 출신 사외이사가 가장 많은 곳은 삼성이었다. 삼성은 전체 사외이사 59명 중 26명(44.1%)가 관료·법조 출신이었다. 이어 현대백화점(20명), SK(20명) 등이 관료·법조 출신을 20명 이상 선임한 곳으로 조사됐다.
관료 출신 사외이사 중에서는 국세청 출신이 48명(21.3%)으로 가장 많았다. 이어 공정거래위원회가 25명(11.1%), 산업통상자원부 20명(8.9%), 기획재정부 16명(7.1%), 금융감독원 14명(6.2%), 금융위원회 12명(5.3%), 감사원 10명(4.4%) 등이었다.
여성 사외이사 비중은 개정 자본시장법 통과 후 증가하는 추세를 보였다. 올해 10월말 기준 여성 사외이사 비중은 16.9%(188명)로 지난 2020년말 4.5%(43명)와 비교해 12.4%p나 상승했다.
앞서 2020년 1월 자산총액 2조원 이상 상장기업이 이사회를 구성하는 데 있어 특정 성(性)의 이사를 선임하지 않도록 하는 법안(자본시장과 금융투자업에 관한 법률 제165조의20)이 통과됐으며, 같은 해 8월 본격 시행된 바 있다.
올해 10월말 여성 사외이사 수가 제일 많은 곳은 SK였다. SK그룹 내 상장사의 여성 사외이사 수는 총 23명으로 전체 사외이사의 30.7%에 달했다.
다음으로 삼성(16명), 현대자동차(12명), LG(12명), 롯데(10명), 한화(10명) 등이 여성 사외이사 수가 10명을 넘긴 곳으로 조사됐다.
한편, 올해 10월말 대기업집단 상장사 전체 사외이사 1111명 중 오는 2024년 주주총회에서 임기만료되는 인원은 전체의 39.4%(438명)에 달했다. 이중 교보생명, 중앙, 삼표, 반도홀딩스 등 4개 기업은 내년 주총에서 사외이사 100%가 임기만료된다.
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34.8% of outside directors at large listed companies have a bureaucratic or legal background...Samsung has the most.
Break News Reporter Moon Hong-cheol= It was found that 3 out of 10 outside directors of listed companies of large conglomerates were either civil servants or lawyers who were former judges or prosecutors. Among public officials, the proportion of people from the National Tax Service was the highest.
According to CEO Score on the 8th, according to a survey of the status of outside directors at 343 listed companies of large conglomerates at the end of October this year, 387 people, or 34.8% of the total 1,111 outside directors, had a bureaucratic or legal background. This is a 1.5 percentage point decrease compared to 36.3% (346 people) at the end of December 2020.
The proportion of legal graduates increased by 0.1 percentage points from 14.5% (138 people) at the end of December 2020 to 14.6% (162 people) at the end of October this year, and the proportion of bureaucrats increased from 21.8% (208 people) to 20.3% (225 people). %p fell.
Next, △Academia 33.3% (370 people) △Business 19.3% (214 people) △Tax accounting 5.3% (59 people) △Media 2.7% (30 people) △Public institutions 2.3% (25 people) △Others 2.3% (26 people) ) was in that order.
There were a total of 21 groups in which the proportion of outside directors with bureaucratic or legal backgrounds exceeded half of all outside directors. In four corporate groups, including Hoban Construction, Janggeum Merchant Marine, Korea HC, and Bando Holdings, 100% of the outside directors had a bureaucratic or legal background.
Next is Dongwon (71.4%), Shinsegae (69.6%), Jungheung Construction (66.7%), Sampyo (66.7%), Samchully (60.0%), Eugene (57.1%), Doosan (56.0%), and Hyosung (55.6%). , Kolon (53.8%), Taeyoung (53.3%), CJ (50.0%), S-OIL (50.0%), Nexon (50.0%), DB (50.0%), Dongkuk Steel (50.0%), MDM (50.0%) %) and DN (50.0%), the proportion of outside directors in 17 groups also exceeded 50%.
Samsung had the largest number of outside directors with bureaucratic and legal backgrounds. At Samsung, 26 out of 59 outside directors (44.1%) had a bureaucratic or legal background. Next, Hyundai Department Store (20 people) and SK (20 people) were found to have appointed more than 20 people with bureaucratic or legal backgrounds.
Among outside directors who were former bureaucrats, those from the National Tax Service accounted for the largest number at 48 (21.3%). This was followed by the Fair Trade Commission with 25 people (11.1%), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy with 20 people (8.9%), the Ministry of Strategy and Finance with 16 people (7.1%), the Financial Supervisory Service with 14 people (6.2%), the Financial Services Commission with 12 people (5.3%), and the Board of Audit and Inspection. There were 10 people (4.4%).
The proportion of female outside directors showed an increasing trend after the passage of the revised Capital Markets Act. As of the end of October this year, the proportion of female outside directors was 16.9% (188 people), an increase of 12.4 percentage points compared to 4.5% (43 people) at the end of 2020.
Previously, in January 2020, a bill was passed (Article 165-20 of the Capital Market and Financial Investment Services Act) prohibiting listed companies with total assets of 2 trillion won or more from appointing directors of a specific gender when forming the board of directors. , which went into full effect in August of the same year.
As of the end of October this year, SK had the largest number of female outside directors. The total number of female outside directors at listed companies within SK Group was 23, or 30.7% of the total outside directors.
Next, Samsung (16 people), Hyundai Motor Company (12 people), LG (12 people), Lotte (10 people), and Hanwha (10 people) were found to have more than 10 female outside directors.
Meanwhile, among all 1,111 outside directors of listed companies of large conglomerates as of the end of October this year, the number of those whose terms will expire at the 2024 general shareholders' meeting amounted to 39.4% (438 people) of the total. Among these, four companies, including Kyobo Life Insurance, JoongAng, Sampyo, and Bando Holdings, will have 100% of their outside directors' terms expiring at next year's general shareholders' meeting.