Overview | Changshin

About CHANGSHIN

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Founded in 1981, Changshin is a global company specializing in footwear manufacturing that has built world-class manufacturing competitiveness through relentless innovation and digital transformation. The company entered the global market in 1994 with its first overseas subsidiary in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, and has since grown into a global enterprise with three overseas subsidiaries, including those in China and Indonesia, and more than 81,000 employees.

Changshin continues to strengthen its Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD) competitiveness on the foundation of unrivaled manufacturing capabilities accumulated over more than four decades and the LEAN production system it was the first in the industry to adopt, and delivers differentiated customer value and satisfaction in the global market. At the same time, the company is accelerating its digital transformation by actively applying data and AI technologies and setting a new standard for the future of footwear manufacturing, based on the manufacturing know-how and technological expertise it has built.

Building on its experience leading the growth and change of Korea's footwear manufacturing industry, Changshin is now going beyond simply making shoes and redesigning every experience connected to manufacturing. We will deliver greater value to our customers and lead the future of the footwear industry, driven by the capabilities we have built and by continuous innovation.

1981
ESTABLISHED
80,258+
EMPLOYEES
(2026. 10)
2.18T
REVENUE
(2025, KRW)
1B+
CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION
(2025, PAIRS)

CEO Message

For the past 45 years, Changshin has proven new possibilities beyond the limits of footwear manufacturing, grounded in our core values of Challenge, Grit, Cooperation, Innovation, Mutual Trust and Respect. From the industry’s first LEAN innovation to surpassing one billion pairs in cumulative production, Changshin has increased its manufacturing competitiveness through constant change and innovation, growing into a trusted strategic partner to global customers.

Today, Changshin’s innovation is expanding into digital and AI. On the foundation of digital transformation, AI, and automation technologies, we are bringing intelligence to the entire process from product development to mass production. We are making footwear manufacturing more precise and smarter by connecting data with the manufacturing experience and know-how built up over many years on the factory floor.

People are at the center of this innovation. More than 80,000 Changshin employees worldwide respect each other’s diversity and build a sustainable future together, grounded in the unchanging values of safety and respect for people.

Changshin’s direction is clear: to go beyond simply making shoes, to redesign every experience connected to manufacturing, and to set a new standard for the footwear industry with a competitiveness that is entirely Changshin’s own, one that no one can easily imitate or replace.

Building on 45 years of experience, we will add new technologies and possibilities and continue Changshin’s innovation and challenge toward becoming a 100-year company. Changshin will lead the way in opening the new future of footwear manufacturing.

Thank you.

CEO Choongil Nam