LG CNS
LG CNS is a Seoul-based IT services company founded in 1987 that sells cloud, data, AI, smart factory and enterprise software services. It listed on the Korea Exchange in February 2025; LG Corporation is its largest shareholder.
Industry: IT services and digital transformation | Location: Seoul, South Korea | Founded: 1987
About LG CNS
LG CNS is a South Korean information technology services company headquartered at LG Science Park in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Its website lists business areas including artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, business data, consulting, smart factory, smart logistics, smart city and space, enterprise solutions and customer experience. Its AI offerings include AX consulting, agentic AI and an AX platform.
The company was established in 1987 as a joint venture with the US firm Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Wikipedia reports that it became LG-EDS System in 1995 and took the name LG CNS in January 2002, after LG bought all of EDS's shares. Hyun Shin-gyoon is president and chief executive. Korea JoongAng Daily named Lee Hyun-gyu as chief financial officer in January 2025.
As of December 2025 LG CNS said it had more than 7,000 employees, of whom more than 1,200 work overseas, and that global markets made up 22 percent of its revenue. Its website names five subsidiaries: Biztech i, BiztechOn, Open Source Consulting, RightBrain and Haengbokmaru.
TechScoop reported in September 2026 that LG CNS was one of four partners demonstrating alongside ARIS at its LEAP 2026 booth. In June 2026 it also reported that Genesis AI had signed a deployment partnership with LG CNS; the scope and terms were not described.
LG Corporation is the largest shareholder, with 49.95 percent, according to Korea JoongAng Daily in January 2025, which said Macquarie Asset Management then held about 35 percent. LG CNS listed on the Korea Exchange main board on 5 February 2025 at 61,900 won a share, the top of its range, valuing it at about 6 trillion won. Half of the 19,377,190 shares offered were existing shares sold by Crystal Korea, a vehicle managed by Macquarie. The Korea Herald reported plans to put about 330 billion won toward buying overseas IT companies.
LG CNS reported revenue of 5.6 trillion won and operating profit of 464 billion won for 2023. Its website states revenue of 6.13 trillion won and profit of 552 billion won as of December 2025, without saying whether the profit is operating or net.
Leadership
- Hyun Shin-gyoon, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Lee Hyun-gyu, Chief Financial Officer