This is the fourth of a series highlighting businesswomen related to South Korea’s sprawling business conglomerates, called chaebol. _ ED.
Little is known about SK Chairman Chey Tae-won’s oldest daughter Chey Yoon-chung. In fact, her English-language name is not certain...
1. Wealth: $1.1 billion (Forbes, 2020)
With the fortune of around $1.1 billion, SPC Group Chairman Hur Young-in is South Korea’s 29th wealthiest businessman as of 2020, according to Forbes.
2. Date of birth: May 17, 1949
Hur Young-in is chairman of...
Charismatic entrepreneur leads global rise of Mirae Asset
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Korea is a country where family-owned conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai dominate its economy. Mostly established in...
1. Wealth: $1.5 billion (Forbes, 2019)
With the wealth of $1.5 billion, Michael Byungju Kim is South Korea’s 23rd richest businessman, even ahead of CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin.
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1. Wealth: $1.6 billion (Forbes, 2019)
2. Date of birth: January 23, 1978
Koo Kwang-mo is the chairman of LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate. He is an adopted son of former LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo.
3. Company & title: LG Group/Chairman
Koo...
1. Wealth: $870 million (Forbes, 2019)
2. Date of birth: February 14, 1956
Shin Dong-bin is the chairman of Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate. He is the second son of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho.
3. Company & title: Lotte Group/Chairman
Shin...
This is the second of a series highlighting businesswomen related to South Korea’s sprawling business conglomerates, called chaebol. _ ED.
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has a son _ Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong _ and two daughters _...
Young chairman leads surge of Hyosung Group
This is the third of a series highlighting best-performing chief executives in Korea. _ ED.
When Hyosung Group introduced a holding-company system in June last year, some suspected whether or not the new format...
"Growth accelerator in Korean automotive market"
This is the first of a series highlighting best-performing chief executives in Korea. _ ED.
The automobile industry is known for its deep-rooted rivalry between two German giants of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The two have...
Hanwha heir involved in drunken rampages at least three times
This is the seventh of a series, which highlights Korea’s wealthy businesspeople who caused troubles related to drugs, alcohol, and power harassment called “gap-jil” here. _ ED.
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