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Chey Tae-won

Korea 65 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth: Oil, semiconductor
Industry: Technology
Residence: Seoul
Education: Korea University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
University of Chicago (Master of Science)
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 4

Assets

SK Discovery

64,000 shares @ -

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006120-KR
SK Holdings

11,625,000 shares @ -

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034730-KR

Biography

Chey Tae-won is the chairman of SK Group, one of Korea's largest conglomerates with interests in telecom, semiconductors, chemicals and energy, among others.

The group's SK Telecom is South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier by market share; its SK Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker by sales.

In 2013 he was convicted of misappropriating company funds but was later pardoned by then-president Park Geun-hye and returned to his post in 2016.

Chey is a nephew of SK Group founder Chey Jong-gun, who started the conglomerate with a textile company called Sunkyong.

About

While in jail, he authored a book on social enterprises.

Chey filed for divorce from his wife, a daughter of former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo in 2017. In 2024, Chey was ordered to pay $1 billion to his ex-wife.