Mr. Han, a longtime Samsung executive, oversaw the company’s consumer electronics business since 2021.
The prospect of a buyback worth trillions of South Korean won has cheered investors after a disappointing year.
The indefinite strike, the first in the electronics company’s history, comprised only a sliver of its labor force and lasted less than a month.
The tech giant’s largest union escalated its dispute with management after failing to reach an agreement over pay and working policies.
The South Korean tech giant is at odds with some of its employees as it is trying to reassure investors that its memory chip business can...