Lee Jae-yong (businessman)
| Lee Jae-yong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
이재용 June 23, 1968 Washington D.C, United States[1] |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University Keio University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics |
| Net worth |
 $7.9 billion USD (April 2015)[2] |
| Spouse(s) |
Im Se-ryung (1997-2009)[3] |
| Children |
Lee Ji-ho (이지호) (son) Lee Won-ju (이원주) (daughter) (aged 12)[4] |
| Parent(s) |
Lee Kun-hee Hong Ra-hee |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이재용 |
| Hanja | 李在鎔 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jaeyong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chaeyong |
Lee Jae-yong (이재용; born 23 June 1968), known professionally as Jay Y. Lee is a South Korean business magnate and the vice chairman of Samsung. He is the eldest child and only son of Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung, and is widely considered to be the future successor to his father's position. He is referred to as the "Crown Prince of Samsung" by the South Korean media, and speaks Korean, English and Japanese.[5] Lee is estimated to be worth US$7.9 billion, making him the third wealthiest person in South Korea.[6]
In 2014, Lee was named the world's 35th most powerful person and the most powerful Korean by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People along with his father Lee Kun-hee.[7]
Early life
Lee received a degree in East Asian history at Seoul National University,[8] and received his master's in business administration from Keio University. He has also attended Harvard Business School for about five years to pursue a Doctor of Business Administration degree, though he did not receive a degree.[9]
Samsung
Lee started working for Samsung in 1991. He began serving as Vice President of Strategic Planning and then as "Chief Customer Officer", a management position created exclusively for Lee. His prospects for future company leadership dimmed when his father Kun-hee stepped down as Chairman due to tax evasion.[10] In December 2009, however, his succession prospects revived when Lee became the Chief Operating Officer of Samsung Electronics. Since December 2012, he has been Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics. He is one of the main shareholders of Samsung's financial services subsidiary, owning 11 percent of Samsung SDS.[5]
Management style
He is known for his cold determination and polite, quiet demeanor. Lee is known to take time to reply personally to e-mails, and assumes a light-hearted attitude with reporters.[8]
Personal life
Lee is rarely seen in public and avoids publicity. He has three younger sisters, included Lee Boo-jin, Lee Seo-hyun and Lee Yoon-hyung†.[11] He has one son and one daughter with his ex-wife Im Se-ryung, whom he divorced in 2009.[6][8] Lee enjoys golf and horseback riding.[8]
References
- ↑ "Woojin Park", SundayJournal (birthplace), retrieved December 2014 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help). - ↑ "Jay Y. Lee", Forbes (profile), retrieved February 2015 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help). - ↑ "임세령 이재용 부부, 이혼소송 중…사실상 별거상태", Star Seoul (News), retrieved July 2016 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help). - ↑ "둘째딸 낳은 삼성전자 이재용 상무 부인 임세령", DongA (News), retrieved July 2016 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help). - 1 2 http://www.businessinsider.com/r-samsungs-crown-prince-in-focus-as-father-hospitalized-2014-13
- 1 2 http://www.forbes.com/profile/jay-y-lee/
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/powerful-people/list/#tab:overall
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/05/us-samsung-lee-newsmaker-idUSBRE8B40A220121205
- ↑ Lee, Jungah; Clenfield, Jason (26 August 2014). "Samsung Low-Profile Heir Poised to Succeed Father Seen as a God". Bloomberg.com.
- ↑ http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-blog/2012-12-05-how-samsung-is-developing-its-next-generation-leader/
- ↑ 李在镕、李富真、李叙显今日将齐聚新上任高管晚宴 Retrieved 2016-08-12
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