Koo Kwang-mo
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Koo Kwang-mo

Korea 48 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
LG
Industry
Diversified
Residence
Seoul
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married

Assets

  • LG CNS
    973,000 shares @ -
    -
    064400-KR
  • LG Corporation
    23,192,000 shares @ -
    -
    003550-KR
  • LG Corporation
    0 shares @ -
    -
    003550-KR

Biography

Koo Kwang-mo is the chairman and chief executive of LG, one of South Korea's top five conglomerates.

He inherited shares of his late father and former LG chairman Koo Bon-Moo after his death in 2018.

He is an adopted son of the former chairman, who lost his biological son in 1994; Kwang-mo was born as a nephew to Bon-Moo.

In 2018, at age 40, he became the youngest chairman of a major Korean conglomerate.

LG has diversified into AI, biotech and cleantech.