Chung Yong-jin
South Korean business executive (born 1968)
Go Hyun-jung
(m. 1995; div. 2003)Han Ji-hee
(m. 2011)- Chung Jae-eun [ko] (father)
- Lee Myung-hee (mother)
- Lee Jae-yong (cousin)
- Lee Jay-hyun (cousin)
정용진
鄭溶鎭
Chung Yong-jin (Korean: 정용진; born 19 September 1968) is a South Korean business executive who is the current chairperson of Shinsegae since March 2024.
Early life and education
Chung is the only son of Lee Myung-hee, chairwoman of Shinsegae Group and grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. He graduated from Kyungbock High School and gained Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.[1][2]
Personal life
Chung is the cousin of Samsung Group chairman Lee Jae-yong and CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun.[3]
In 1995, he married Go Hyun-jung, had two children — Jung Hae-chan in 1998 and Jung Hae-in in 2000. They divorced on 2003 and he gained custody of both children.[4]
In 2011, it was announced that he would marry flutist Han Ji-hee.[5]
He's known in the South Korean business world to freely communicate with the public via social media.[2]
References
- ^ "The Five Richest Alumni of Brown University". Worthly. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ a b "Chung Yong-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "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". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
