Accompanying South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on his visit to Vietnam were many of the country's leading businessmen, including several USD billionaires.
Among the Korean business leaders accompanying President Yoon Suk Yeol to Vietnam are many billionaires from corporations such as Samsung, SK, Hyundai, LG, etc. These corporations have made great contributions to Korea's economic growth.
Mr. Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Group
Mr. Lee Jae-yong officially became Chairman of Samsung Group in 2022. Mr. Lee Jae-yong started working for Samsung in 1991 and was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2012.
Samsung Group was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938. After Lee Byung-chul passed away in 1987, his second son Lee Kun-hee took over the executive position until his death in 2020. Lee Jae Yong is the next generation.
According to Forbes, the Samsung boss is the second richest person in Korea with a fortune of 8.8 billion USD.
Mr. Chung Eui-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
Mr. Chung Eui-sun officially became Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group in 2020.
Mr. Chung Eui-sun was born in 1970, graduated from the Department of Business Administration of Korea University, then received a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco (USA).
He started working at Hyundai in 1999 and has held various positions within the group.
In fact, Mr. Chung Eui-sun has been leading Hyundai Group for quite some time, when he was promoted to the position of Vice Chairman in September 2018.
According to Forbes, the owner of Hyundai Motor Group ranks 13th on the list of Korean billionaires and has assets worth 3.2 billion USD.
Mr. Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group
Mr. Chey Tae-won (born 1960) is the chairman of SK Group, the second largest conglomerate in South Korea, operating in the fields of energy, chemicals, telecommunications, semiconductors and biopharmaceuticals.
SK Group has 186 subsidiaries including SK Telecom, SK Hynix and SK Innovation through its parent company SK Inc. Chey is best known for the group's acquisition of SK Hynix, which eventually became the world's fourth-largest chipmaker.
According to Forbes, he is ranked 19th on the list of richest people in Korea and has a fortune of 1.5 billion USD.
Mr. Koo Kwang-moo, Chairman of LG Group
Mr. Koo Kwang-mo is the Chairman and CEO of LG, one of the top five conglomerates in South Korea.
He inherited the shares of former LG Chairman Koo Bon-Moo who passed away in May 2018.
In 2019, at the age of 41, he became the youngest chairman of a major Korean conglomerate. LG specializes in automotive electronics and home appliances.
According to Forbes, he ranks 17th on the list of Korean billionaires and has a fortune worth 1.9 billion USD.
Mr. Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group
Mr. Shin Dong-bin is the Chairman of Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, which operates in retail, chemicals, hotels and other industries.
Mr. Shin Dong-bin is the second son of Shin Kyuk-ho, who founded Lotte.
According to Forbes, Lotte's owner ranks 48th on the list of Korean billionaires and has assets worth 870 million USD.
Mr. Kyung Shik Sohn, Chairman of CJ Group
Mr. Kyung Shik Sohn (born 1939), Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. Since 1995, he has been the chairman of CJ.
Founded in 1953, CJ was developed from CJ CheilJedang.
Currently, CJ's core businesses are food and catering, biotechnology, logistics, media and entertainment.
Mr. Jung Won Ju, Chairman of Daewoo E&C Group, Korea
Daewoo E&C is one of the four leading construction groups in Korea. This group invests and develops more than 300 projects in more than 47 countries and territories worldwide.
In fact, Daewoo E&C is now just a small part of one of Korea's largest Chaebol groups in the late 1900s.
Daewoo was founded in 1967 by Kim Woo Choong. The company initially specialized in garments, supplying to American retailers.
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