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Kim Sang-beom

Korea 65 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Semiconductors
Industry
Technology
Residence

Assets

  • ISU Abxis
    1,582,000 shares @ -
    -
    086890-KR
  • ISU Chemical
    6,780,000 shares @ -
    -
    005950-KR
  • ISU Petasys
    12,233,000 shares @ -
    -
    007660-KR
  • ISU Specialty Chemical
    8,244,000 shares @ -
    -
    457190-KR

Biography

Kim Sang-beom is chairman of ISU Group, a holding company with stakes in semiconductor, chemical and biotech sectors.

ISU Group's most valuable holding is ISU Petasys, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards in South Korea. Its customers include Alphabet, Nvidia and Microsoft.

ISU Petasys was established in 1972 and listed on the South Korean stock exchange in 2000. ISU Group acquired a controlling stake in ISU Petasys in 1995.

ISU Group was started by Kim's late father, Joon-sung, who founded South Korea's first regional bank, Daegu Bank, in 1967.

Sang-beom joined ISU Group in 2000 as chairman, taking over the reins from his father. Before joining the family business, Sang-beom worked at Daewoo and was a lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.

About

Kim's late father, Joon-sung, served as chairman of Samsung Electronics and Daewoo. Joon-sung died in 2007 at the age of 87.