Chung Yong-jin
Chung Yong-jin (Korean: 정용진; Hanja: 鄭溶鎭; born 19 September 1968) is a South Korean billionaire businessman, the vice chairman and former CEO of Shinsegae Group.
Chung Yong-jin | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupation | Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Lee Myung-hee Chung Jae-eun |
Relatives | Lee Jae-yong (cousin) Lee Jay-hyun (cousin) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Yongjin |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yongchin |
Personal life and family
He is the only son of Lee Myung-hee, chairwoman of Shinsegae Group and grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. He is the cousin of Samsung Group chairman Lee Jae-yong and CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun.[1]
He married Go Hyun-jung on 1995, have 2 children - Jung Hae-chan in 1998 and Jung Hae-in in 2000. They divorced on 2003. He gains custody of all children and share for Go Hyun-jung 1.5 billion Korea Won (in reference to his total assets assume at 30,000 billion Korea Won).[2]
It was announced in 2011 that he would marry Han Ji-hee[3] after his divorce with Go Hyun-jung.
He's known in the South Korean business world to freely communicate with the public via social media.[4]
Education
Chung graduated from Kyungbock High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.[5][4]
References
- "Korean billionaire fumes after Instagram removes 'crush commies' post". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- Tram, Ho (30 March 2022). "The Life of the Runner-up as the Bride of the Samsung Empire: Rejected Because Her Husband's Family All Spoke English, Considered It a Birthing Machine for 31 Billion and the Ending Rose like a Phoenix". itZone. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- "Shinsegae Heir to Marry Flautist in May". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- "Chung Yong-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- "The Five Richest Alumni of Brown University". Worthly. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-31.