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- Chairman of Samsung Electronics
- Lee Jae-yong is the chairman of Samsung Electronics. As the third-generation leader of the Samsung conglomerate, he oversees the management of the group, succeeding former chairman Lee Kun-hee. He is focusing his efforts on reviving the struggling semiconductor sector while prioritizing the development of four major new business areas identified as future growth drivers: automotive electronic components, robotics, healthcare, and eco-friendly air conditioning systems. Born on June 23, 1968, in Seoul, he is the eldest son among one son and three daughters of the late chairman Lee Kun-hee. He graduated from Kyungbock High School in Seoul and majored in Oriental History at Seoul National University. He obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Keio University in Japan and completed a doctoral program in business administration at Harvard Business School in the United States. Lee joined Samsung Electronics as a manager in the General Affairs Group. He climbed through the ranks, holding positions such as executive director in charge of management strategy, chief operating officer (COO) and vice president, president, and vice chairman. After Lee Kun-hee suffered an acute myocardial infarction and was hospitalized, Lee Jae-yong effectively led the Samsung Group as vice chairman. He formally inherited leadership following his father’s passing. He served a prison sentence for his involvement in the Park Geun-hye-Choi Soon-sil corruption scandal but was released on parole. In August 2022, he was reinstated through a special Liberation Day pardon and became chairman of Samsung Electronics in October of the same year. Lee is also involved in a separate trial concerning accounting fraud allegations related to Samsung BioLogics during the merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. Known for his practical and rational decision-making, he is regarded as approachable, with strong interpersonal and communication skills. #Samsung #LeeJaeYong #SamsungElectronics #Semiconductor #NewBusiness #Leadership #Korea #CorporateManagement #Technology #Innovation
Career Highlights & Challenges
- • 2024 Year-End Samsung Group Executive Reshuffle
- • 2024 Second Half Semiconductor Crisis Deepens
- • 2024 Q3 Record Revenue, Smartphones a 'Pillar' Amid Semiconductor Slump
- • Maintaining the Foundry Division
- • 2025 Samsung Electronics Executive Appointments
- • Domestic and International Union Strikes Reach Agreements
- • Brand Value Surpasses $100 Billion for the First Time, Maintains Top 5 for 5 Consecutive Years
- • Participation in Korea-Czech Business Forum
- • Medical Devices, Automotive Components, Robotics, and Eco-Friendly HVAC Announced as Four Key New Businesses
- • Strengthening AI Collaboration with North American Tech Giants
- • Samsung Electronics Q1 2024 Earnings Improve Amid Semiconductor Recovery
- • Sudden Replacement of Semiconductor Chief
- • Fostering AI-Related Businesses
- • Focus on Foundry and System Semiconductor Business
- • Agreement to Establish R&D Center in Korea with Netherlands’ ASML
- • Establishment of Future Business Planning Division for New Ventures
- • Adjusting Pace of Mergers and Acquisitions Amid Economic Uncertainty
- • Exploring Future Opportunities in the Autonomous Vehicle Industry
- • Supporting Bid for 2030 Busan Expo
- • Securing Liquidity to Strengthen Semiconductor Business
- • Consistent Focus on Technology-Driven Management
- • Strengthening Collaboration with Ceramic and Specialty Glass Company Corning
- • Foundry Business Reaches $20 Billion in Revenue in Five Years
- • Announcing a KRW 300 Trillion Investment Plan for Yongin Foundry
- • Samsung Electronics Borrows KRW 20 Trillion from Subsidiary Samsung Display
- • 2022, Lee Jae-yong Becomes Chairman of Samsung Electronics
- • Issue of Lee Jae-yong’s Return as a Registered Director
- • Pardoned on Liberation Day Special Amnesty
- • Samsung Group Announces KRW 450 Trillion Investment Plan in 2022
- • Expressing Commitment to a New Samsung at Founding Chairman’s Bust Unveiling
- • First Visit to Samsung Electronics Seocho Office After Parole in 2021
- • 2021 Inheritance and Succession of Management Rights
- • Lee Jae-yong’s Role as Samsung’s Diplomat
- • 2020, Public Apology and Abandonment of No-Union Policy
- • 2019 Establishment of the Compliance Committee
- • Securing Automotive Electronics as a New Growth Driver through Harman Acquisition
- • 2015: Establishing Samsung Group’s Leadership Succession
- • Proactive Business Restructuring and Mergers & Acquisitions
- • Failure of e-Samsung
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CEO of Naver Corp.
Choi Soo-yeon
- Choi Soo-yeon is the CEO of Naver. She is focusing on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into core businesses such as search, commerce, and content. She was born on November 3, 1981, in Gwangju Metropolitan City. She graduated from Gwangju Dongshin Girls’ High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Earth Environmental Systems Engineering. She also graduated from Yonsei University Law School and completed the LLM program at Harvard Law School. She passed the first bar exam in Korea, earning her lawyer qualification, and also holds a New York State bar license. She worked in the communication and marketing department at NHN and served as a corporate M&A and capital markets law specialist at Yulchon LLC. After rejoining Naver, she led the global business support division and was appointed CEO in 2022. #ChoiSooYeon #Naver #AIintegration #businessleadership #KoreanCEOs #HarvardLaw #YonseiLaw #technologybusiness #globalbusiness #corporateleadership
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CEO of Naver Corp.
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Director of Financial Supervisory Servic
Lee Bok-hyun
- Lee Bok-hyeon is the Director of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). He is tasked with leading financial market stabilization, including supporting capital market value-up and restructuring real estate project financing (PF). He is also dedicated to strengthening the supervision and oversight of the financial sector’s governance and internal controls to enhance consumer protection. Born on October 5, 1972, in Seoul, Lee graduated from Seoul Kyungmoon High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics. He passed the 33rd Certified Public Accountant exam and the 42nd Judicial Exam. As a prosecutor from the 32nd Judicial Research and Training Institute, Lee served in various roles, including positions at the Gunsan District Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice Prosecutor's Office, the Chuncheon District Prosecutor's Office, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, and the Economic Crime Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. Lee is the youngest and first Financial Supervisory Service Director to come from a prosecutorial background. With an accounting qualification, he has insight into financial and tax crime investigations. He has a close relationship with President Yoon Suk-yeol and is known as the youngest member of the 'Yoon Suk-yeol Faction.' During President Yoon's days as a prosecutor, they worked together on investigations, including the Hyundai Motor slush fund case and the low-priced sale of Lone Star Exchange Bank. Lee was also dispatched to the special investigation team for the Park Geun-hye·Choi Soon-sil scandal to investigate the Samsung Group succession issue. #LeeBokhyeon #FinancialSupervisoryService #FSS #FinancialMarket #RealEstatePF #ConsumerProtection #KoreanEconomy #YoonSukyeolFaction #FinancialCrime #ProsecutorTurnedDirector
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Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
Kim Koung-soo
- Kim Koung-soo is the former Governor of South Gyeongsang Province. As the nation enters the phase of the early presidential election in April 2025, he is being mentioned as a non-Lee Jae-myung presidential candidate within the Democratic Party of Korea. He has made efforts toward the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, including going on a hunger strike. He is preparing to run in the party’s primary for the presidential nomination, aiming to achieve meaningful results. He resigned from his post as governor after being convicted for his involvement in the "Druking online comment manipulation scandal." After being imprisoned, he was granted a special pardon and reinstatement of rights under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, and subsequently rejoined the Democratic Party of Korea. He was born on December 1, 1967, in Yong-an-ri, Gaecheon-myeon, Goseong-gun, South Gyeongsang Province. In the sixth grade at Goseong Elementary School, he transferred to Jinju, where he later graduated from Dongmyeong High School. While attending the Department of Anthropology at Seoul National University, he participated in student activism and was arrested three times. He was later recognized as a person of merit in the democratization movement. Entering politics, he worked as an aide to National Assembly members Shin Gye-ryun, Yoo Seon-ho, and Lim Chae-jung. During the Roh Moo-hyun administration, he served as a secretary in the Blue House, assisting with election strategies and speech writing. After former President Roh Moo-hyun’s retirement, he followed him to Bongha Village and supported him, earning the nickname "President Roh’s last secretary." He was considered a close confidant of former President Moon Jae-in. He is known for being calm, gentle, and passionate in carrying out his duties. #KimKoungsoo #SouthGyeongsang #DemocraticPartyKorea #2025Election #YoonSukyeol #MoonJaein #RohMoohyun #DrukingScandal #KoreanPolitics #PresidentialCandidate
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Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
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CEO of Hanwha Aerospace
Son Jae-il
- Son Jae-il is the CEO of Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems. He is leading the integration of Hanwha Group’s land, sea, and air defense businesses. He is focusing on securing defense export contracts and building local production facilities to expand global sales. He was born in Daegu on March 5, 1965. He graduated from Yeongjin High School in Daegu and majored in Business Administration at Korea University. He began his career at Korea Explosives (now Hanwha) and has since worked exclusively within the Hanwha Group. He served as Executive Director of Hanwha’s Explosives Division and Managing Director of Hanwha Techwin’s Defense Business Division before being appointed CEO of Hanwha Land Systems in 2017. In 2020, he became CEO of Hanwha Defense, the unit overseeing Hanwha Group’s entire defense business, solidifying his reputation as a defense industry expert. He was appointed CEO of Hanwha Aerospace in 2022 and CEO of Hanwha Systems in 2024. He also serves as President of the Korea Space Technology Promotion Association. #SonJaeil #HanwhaAerospace #HanwhaSystems #HanwhaGroup #defenseindustry #Koreandefense #spacetechnology #KoreanCEOs #armsintegration #defenseexports
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CEO of Hanwha Aerospace
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Head of the Foundry Business at Samsung
Han Jin-man
- Han Jin-man is the President and Head of the Foundry Business in the Device Solutions (DS) Division at Samsung Electronics. He is focusing the company's efforts on narrowing the technological gap in advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes with Taiwan’s TSMC. He was born on October 24, 1966, in Gangwon Province. He graduated from Gangwon High School and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University. He joined Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor (DS) Division as part of the DRAM Design Team in the Memory Business Unit. After working at Micron in the United States, he returned to Samsung Electronics as a senior executive in the Flash Development Office of the Memory Business Unit. He later held positions as Head of the PE Team in the Solution Development Office, Head of the SSD Development Team, and Head of the Product Planning Team in the Strategic Marketing Office, before serving as the Head of Strategic Marketing. After working as the Head of Samsung Electronics’ DS Division in North America, he was promoted in 2024 to President and Head of the Foundry Business in the DS Division. He is focused on securing big-tech clients for semiconductor processes below 2 nanometers. #Samsung #semiconductor #foundry #TSMC #SamsungElectronics #chipmanufacturing #nanotechnology #techleadership #memorybusiness #engineering
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Head of the Foundry Business at Samsung
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Vice Chairman of Lotte E&C
Park Hyun-chul
- Park Hyun-chul is the Vice Chairman and CEO of Lotte Engineering & Construction. He was brought in as a relief pitcher for Lotte Engineering & Construction, which faced a liquidity crisis due to the real estate market downturn. With high interest rates, rising construction material costs, and a prolonged economic downturn, he is focusing on improving the profitability of the housing business and diversifying the revenue structure through new business initiatives. He was born on October 16, 1960, in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He graduated from Yeongnam High School in Daegu and majored in Statistics at Kyungpook National University. He joined Lotte Engineering & Construction and worked through the Lotte Group Management Headquarters and Lotte Policy Headquarters before serving as the Head of Business Division at Lotte Corporation. As CEO of Lotte Corporation, he led the completion of the Lotte World Tower, a long-cherished project of the Lotte Group. He moved to Lotte Holdings, where he served as the Head of the Management Improvement Office. In 2022, he succeeded CEO Ha Suk-joo and was appointed CEO of Lotte Engineering & Construction, later being promoted to Vice Chairman. He spent about half of his career at the group's control tower, the Lotte Policy Headquarters, and Lotte Holdings. He is known for valuing on-site work and has been recognized for his meticulous style and crisis management skills. #ParkHyunChul #LotteConstruction #realestate #economiccrisis #highinterest #constructionmaterials #diversification #management #crisismanagement #LotteWorldTower
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Vice Chairman of Lotte E&C
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Chairman of BNK Financial Group
Bin Dae-in
- Bin Dae-in is the CEO and Chairman of BNK Financial Group. He is striving to improve performance through personnel renewal and digital transformation, aiming to elevate the company to a global financial group based outside the capital region. He is dedicated to strengthening internal controls and expanding coexistence finance to build customer trust. Bin was born on July 8, 1960, in Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do. He graduated from Busan Horticulture High School and Kyungsung University's Department of Law. He joined Busan Bank and held various positions including Head of the Management Innovation Department, Head of the Human Resources Department, Manager of the Sasang Industrial Complex Branch, Head of the Northern Business Division, and Vice President. He served as Acting President of Busan Bank before being appointed President of Busan Bank. After leaving BNK Financial Group as President of Busan Bank, he returned two years later to succeed former Chairman Kim Ji-wan as CEO and Chairman of BNK Financial Group. Bin is known for his diligent and meticulous "model student style," demonstrating gentle and rational leadership. #BNKFinancialGroup #BinDaein #DigitalTransformation #InternalControls #CustomerTrust #BusanBank #FinancialLeadership #SouthKoreaFinance #GlobalFinance #LeadershipStyle
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Chairman of BNK Financial Group
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Vice Chairman of Kumho E&C
Park Se-chang
- Park Se-chang is the President of the Management Division at Kumho Construction. Together with CEO and President Seo Jae-hwan, he is responsible for the management of Kumho Construction. He was born in Seoul on July 16, 1975. He graduated from Whimoon High School and Yonsei University with a degree in Biology, and earned an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He joined Asiana Airlines in 2002, and went on to serve as Executive Director of the Strategic Management Division at Kumho Asiana Group, Vice President of Kumho Tire, and CEO of Asiana IDT, before becoming President of Kumho Construction in 2021. He is the third-generation owner of the Kumho Asiana Group, with his grandfather being the founder Chairman Park In-chon and his father being former Chairman Park Sam-koo. He is focused on achieving results through Kumho Construction to rebuild the group, which has effectively been disbanded. He is known for being humble, polite, and having good crisis management skills. #ParkSechang #KumhoConstruction #management #KumhoAsianaGroup #businessleader #MIT #AsianaAirlines #KumhoTire #AsianaIDT #corporatereconstruction
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Vice Chairman of Kumho E&C
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CEO of Daewoo E&C
Kim Bo-hyun
- Kim Bo-hyun is the CEO and President of Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C). He is the son-in-law of Jung Chang-sun, Chairman of Jungheung Group. Amid the economic downturn, he is focusing on solid management while seeking breakthroughs through overseas projects. He was born on February 10, 1966, in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do. He graduated from the Korea Air Force Academy as part of the 36th class and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Mokwon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Information. In the Air Force, he served as Director of the Command and Reconnaissance Project Department at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Commander of the 19th Fighter Wing, and Director of the Aviation Technology Project Department before retiring as a brigadier general. He worked as Vice President of Herald, a media company affiliated with Jungheung Group. During the acquisition of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, he led negotiations with the labor union as the team leader. After Daewoo Engineering & Construction was incorporated into Jungheung Group, he served as an advisor and as Head of the Management Support Division and Executive Vice President before being appointed CEO in 2024. He values a horizontal organizational culture and emphasizes cooperation among executives and employees. #KimBoHyun #DaewooE&C #JungheungGroup #CEO #KoreaAirForce #businessstrategy #constructionindustry #management #corporateculture #leadership
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CEO of Daewoo E&C
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President of Hanwha Life Insurance
Kim Dong-won
- Kim Dong-won is the President of Hanwha Life Insurance. As the Chief Global Officer (CGO), he leads Hanwha Life Insurance's global business operations. Previously, he served as the Chief Digital Strategy Officer (CDSO), where he spearheaded the digital transformation of Hanwha Group's financial affiliates, including Hanwha Life Insurance. Under the leadership of CEO Yeo Seung-joo, he is expanding his management activities by overseeing new business investments at Hanwha Life Insurance. He was born on August 20, 1985, in Seoul, as the second son of Kim Seung-yeon, the Chairman of Hanwha Group. He graduated from Saint Paul Preparatory School in the United States and Yale University with a degree in East Asian Studies. After joining Hanwha L&C, he became the head of the Digital Team at Hanwha Group's Corporate Planning Office. Moving to Hanwha Life Insurance, he has worked in various capacities including Innovation Planning, Future Innovation, Global Operations, and as Head of Future Innovation, discovering future growth opportunities for Hanwha Life Insurance. He has a keen interest in fintech and regularly participates in international events such as the Davos Forum and Boao Forum to expand his overseas network. Among the three sons of Chairman Kim Seung-yeon, he is said to have the most similar personality to his father. #HanwhaLife #KimDongwon #digitaltransformation #fintech #globalbusiness #innovation #futuregrowth #YaleUniversity #HanwhaGroup #internationalnetwork
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President of Hanwha Life Insurance
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