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.
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 two children — Jung Hae-chan in 1998 and Jung Hae-in in 2000. They divorced on 2003 and he gained custody of both children.[2]
It was announced in 2011 that he would marry Han Ji-hee.[3]
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". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ a b "Chung Yong-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "The Five Richest Alumni of Brown University". Worthly. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-31.