Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, credited with transforming South Korea’s small television maker into a global tech giant, passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 78. Born in 1942 as the youngest son of the late founder Lee Byung-chul, Chairman Lee took the helm of the group in 1987 and led the group’s rise as a global brand during his 26-year tenure. Under his leadership, the group’s market capitalization swelled by more than 300 times to top $266 billion. These photos capture key moments of his life, from his life as a young child to his development into a legendary business tycoon.
Korea's modern art painter Lee Jung-seob's A Scenery of Seopseom Island Samsung Group’s announcement to donate some 23,000 pieces of art and cultural artifacts, collected by the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee, to the country’s public museums is attracting an extraordinary level of attent
'Portrait of Dora Maar' by Pablo Picasso The late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s lavish art collection is driving South Korea’s art circle to pressure lawmakers to amend the country’s tax system to allow in-kind tax payments from artwork – in a move to prevent the rare i
This is the final piece of a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's course to become the leading global brand it is today.“Even the world's No. 1 Nokia fell from its throne. We can’t be complacent.”This me
This is the third in a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's course in becoming the leading global brand it is today.Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. dominated the US home appliance market in the fourth quarter with a 21
This is the first of a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's course to become the leading global brand it is today.On a Lufthansa flight from Tokyo to Frankfurt on June 5, 1993, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee sat in hi
