{"id":2383,"date":"2020-10-25T05:46:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T05:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2020-10-25T05:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T05:45:22","slug":"samsung-group-chairman-lee-kun-hee-dies-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/samsung-group-chairman-lee-kun-hee-dies-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee Dies at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"
Samsung Group, one of the largest corporations in Korea, Chairman Lee Kun-hee died at 78, reported BBC Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the sources, Mr. Lee had a heart attack in 2014 leaving him sick for years. However, the company had no statement on the actual reason for the death of its Chairman.<\/p>\n Samsung Group Chairman, Lee converted a humble family trading business into a global business in his lifetime. Samsung Electronics<\/a> became one of the largest tech firms in the world under his watch.<\/p>\n He became Korea\u2019s richest person with a $21 billion fortune claimed by Forbes. He was the third son of Lee Byung-Chul, the founder of Samsung Group.<\/p>\n Lee Kun-hee took over the mantle in 1987 when his father died after serving for years.<\/p>\n “All of us at Samsung will cherish his memory and are grateful for the journey we shared with him.”<\/p>\n \u2013 Samsung Group<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Samsung Group Chairman, Lee found success when he reformed the business by producing cheaper products.<\/p>\n His famous quote “Let’s change everything except our wives and kids” became very popular among the employees in 1993.<\/p>\n The company, under his leadership slowly took over the world until a global domination.<\/p>\n Also Read:\u00a0Chinese Fintech Giant Ant Group Expecting the World\u2019s Largest Listing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n