Lee Jay-hyun
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Lee Jay-hyun

Korea 66 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
food products, entertainment
Industry
Diversified
Residence
Seoul
Organization
CJ Corporation
Education
Korea University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • CJ CheilJedang Corp.
    71,000 shares @ -
    -
    097950-KR
  • CJ Corporation
    11,313,000 shares @ -
    -
    001040-KR
  • CJ ENM
    398,000 shares @ -
    -
    035760-KR
  • CJ Freshway Corp.
    70,000 shares @ -
    -
    051500-KR

Biography

Lee Jay-hyun is chairman of the CJ Group, a conglomerate that operates the country's largest food and beverage company, CJ Cheiljedang.

He is the eldest grandson of the late Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull; CJ officially separated from Samsung in 1997.

In 2015, Lee Jay-hyun was convicted and sentenced to two and a half years in jail on embezzlement and tax evasion charges.

In 2016, he was pardoned by then president Park Geun-hye and returned to his post in 2017. He is facing a new tax evasion probe in 2025.

About

His CJ Group began as a sugar mill and boosted domestic sugar production just after the end of the Korean War.

In 1995, CJ paid $300 million for an 11% stake in Steven Spielberg's production vehicle Dreamworks SKG.