Lee Kun-hee

Lee Kun -hee ( born January 9, 1942) is a South Korean entrepreneur and leader of the Samsung Group.

Life

Lee has a degree in economics, he has acquired at the University of Waseda. In addition, a MBA from George Washington University. Lee Kun -hee speaks several foreign languages, including Japanese and English. He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1996. With an estimated net worth of 12.6 billion U.S. dollars, according to Forbes magazine, he is one of the 100 richest people in the world and is one of the richest South Koreans.

Lee was until 2008 CEO of the Samsung Group. After a notice of a possible resignation, was on 29 April 2008 that he had resigned already on 22 April 2008 on its leadership position in the Samsung Group; He was followed by Choi Gee-sung. In May 2008, followed by an additional tax payment of 130 million U.S. dollars. In August 2009, Lee was convicted of corruption to pay a fine of approximately 62 million euros and 3 years probation for embezzlement. However, he was pardoned again in late 2009, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee importance for the award of the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang. In March 2010 he became chairman back a leadership position in the Samsung Group, Samsung Electronics.

Family

Lee Kun -hee is the third son of Samsung 's founder Lee Byung- Chull. Lee is married and has three daughters and a son.

His daughters Lee Boo -jin and Lee Seo- hyun have management positions at Samsung Everland, respectively Cheil Communications.

In November 2005, committed his youngest daughter, Lee Yoon- hyung, at the age of 26 years in New York suicide.

His sister Lee Myung- hee is chairman of South Korea's Shinsegae Group and according to Forbes magazine, the richest woman in South Korea.