Samsung Co-CEO Han Jong-Hee Dies at Age 63
Samsung Electronics co-chief executive Han Jong-Hee, who had worked for the South Korean consumer electronics behemoth for almost 40 years, passed away on Tuesday.
Han: Steering Samsung’s Innovation Since 2022
After overseeing Samsung’s consumer electronics division since 2021, Mr. Han added the digital appliance division to his mandate a year later. Additionally, he has been on the board. They formerly served as the group leader for the visual displays used in Samsung’s extensive range of electronic gadgets.
Han, who was born in 1962, has been in charge of Samsung’s mobile devices and consumer electronics divisions since 2022, the firm explained. In 2022, Samsung Electronics appointed him as its CEO and vice chairman. Last week, Jun Young-Hyun, Han’s co-CEO, was named to the role.
Inha University in Incheon, South Korea, is where Mr. Han earned his degree in electrical engineering. At a critical juncture in Samsung’s history, he joined the business in 1988, just after Lee Byung-chull, its founder, passed away.
Samsung’s Ascent Through Technological Development, Driven by Lee’s Vision
The son and successor of Mr. Lee tirelessly pushed Samsung to dominate the market for mobile phones and flat-screen displays by navigating the technical shifts of the 1990s and 2000s.
The Biggest Memory Chip Manufacturer in the World
The biggest and most prosperous of the chaebol businesses that turned South Korea’s economy into a major exporter to the world is Samsung. A sizable amount of the nation’s exports are from Samsung Electronics. In the worldwide smartphone market, where it faces competition from Apple and Xiaomi, Samsung is one of the most well-known companies. It is also the biggest producer of memory chips in the world, which are utilized in anything from sophisticated AI servers to smart watches and electric cars.
