SEOUL—Visiting a semiconductor facility in early January, Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong gave a pep talk for the year—and made a plea for the South Korean tech giant that he worried had grown stagnant.

“We should emerge as a new Samsung,” said Mr. Lee, the 53-year-old grandson of Samsung’s founder. “Together, we can open a new future.”

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