Portrait of Chang Pyung-soon

Rank #3134

Chang Pyung-soon

Net worth $1.1B

Educational services · South Korea

Born
Jan 03, 1951
Age
75
Source
Educational services
Residence
Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yonsei University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Chang Pyung-soon is chairman of Kyowon Group, one of the biggest educational companies in Korea, which he founded in 1985.
  • With education and training centers in bucolic settings throughout South Korea, Kyowon provides training programs to some 43,000 Kyowon staff members.
  • He has diversified and the company now has interests in educational travel programs, leisure activities, hotels and health foods.
  • His Kyowon Group also provides "lifestyle" products, including water purifiers and Oriental herb-based cosmetics.
  • Chang started out as a salesman.