Suh Kyung-bae
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Suh Kyung-bae

Korea 63 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Cosmetics
Residence
Seoul
Organization
Chairman at Amorepacific
Education
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration)
Yonsei University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Amorepacific Corp Prf
    0 shares @ -
    -
    090435-KR
  • Amorepacific Corp. (New)
    5,811,000 shares @ -
    -
    090430-KR
  • Pacific Corp Prf
    1,369,000 shares @ -
    -
    002795-KR
  • Pacific Corp Prf
    0 shares @ -
    -
    002795-KR
  • Pacific Corp.
    0 shares @ -
    -
    002790-KR
  • Pacific Corp.
    45,044,000 shares @ -
    -
    002790-KR

Biography

Suh Kyung-bae is the chairman of Amorepacific, South Korea's largest cosmetic and skincare maker by revenue.

He's capitalized on the Hallyu wave, a keen interest in Korean pop culture that has swept Asia and the U.S.

The only one out of six children interested in the business, Suh joined the company in the 1980s and became CEO in 1997.

About

Amorepacific traces its roots to Suh's grandmother, who sold camellia oil as a hair treatment across the Korean peninsula.

In the 1960s Amorepacific hired women who went from door to door selling products on commission; some of them had lost their husbands in the Korean War.