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• TAKES OVER TROUBLED COMPANY
• GOES TO WORK FOR SAMSUNG GROUP
• SETS UP COMPANY IE CENTER
• TAKES OVER AS PRESIDENT AND CEO
• BEEFS UP IE TEAM
• THE THREE PS
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chief executive officer, Samsung Electronics Company

Nationality: Korean.

Born: January 21, 1944, in Yonchun, Korea.

Education: Seoul National University, BS, 1966.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown); children: two.

Career: Samsung Group, 1966–1969, entry-level positions; Samsung Electronics Company, 1969–1977, Television Business Division, Video Business Division; 1977–1980, branch-office...