Samsung Group has announced its intent to establish a corporate compliance oversight committee as the company seeks to clean up its tarnished reputation following a slew of scandals.

“Our committee will thoroughly monitor legal risks at Samsung’s top management,” Kim Ji-hyung, the former South Korea Supreme Court justice named to head the compliance and oversight committee, said at a Thursday news conference, as reported by the Korea Herald.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...