Chung Yong-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.
Chung Yong-jin
Official portrait, 2009
Born (1968-09-19) September 19, 1968 (age 56)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationBrown University (BEc)
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleChairperson of Shinsegae
Spouses
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(m. 1995; div. 2003)​
Han Ji-hee
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(m. 2011)​
Children4
Parents
Relatives
Korean name
Hangul
정용진
Hanja
鄭溶鎭
Revised RomanizationJeong Yongjin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yongchin

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.

He is among the richest people in South Korea. In April 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth as US$1.25 billion and ranked him 26th richest in the country.[1]

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.[2][3]

Personal life

Chung is the cousin of Samsung Group chairman Lee Jae-yong and CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun.[4]

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.[5]

In 2011, it was announced that he would marry flutist Han Ji-hee.[6]

He's known in the South Korean business world to freely communicate with the public via social media.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chung Yong-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ^ "The Five Richest Alumni of Brown University". Worthly. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ a b "Chung Yong-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. ^ "Korean billionaire fumes after Instagram removes 'crush commies' post". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Shinsegae Heir to Marry Flautist in May". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-03-31.