While having three chief operating officers might seem a little unwieldy, it makes sense for a company that is responsible for one-fifth of South Korean's $1.1 trillion economy. It's also worthwhile to note that five years ago, Samsung Electronics underwent a leadership crisis after Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee was involved in a bribery scandal, with Samsung Life Insurance chairman Lee Soo-bin saying at the time that "without a captain or rudder, Samsung now faces a complex crisis, with each unit meeting cut-throat competition independently." Making the heads of Samsung's different departments work closely together might be a move to prevent potential fractures in the leadership. (Lee Kun-hee, whose father Lee Byung-chull founded Samsung in 1938, remains in his current position as the boss of everyone.)