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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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Born | September 19, 1968 |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group |
| Spouse(s) |
Han Ji-hee (m. 2011) |
| 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 on 2008 and Jung Hae-in on 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).
It was announced in 2011 that he would marry Han Ji-hee[2] 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.[3]
Education
Chung graduated from Kyungbock High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.[4][3]
References
- "Korean billionaire fumes after Instagram removes 'crush commies' post". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- "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.