(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics announced the appointment of Jay Y. Lee to its board of directors. Lee is the son of Samsung Chairman Kun-Hee Lee, who was hospitalised two years ago following a heart attack. He is considered the likely successor as head of the Korean group. Samsung Electronics said that "the time is now right to nominate Jay Y. Lee as a member of the Board to allow him to take a more active role in the company's strategic decision-making".