Chey Tae-won
$1.8B
Born
Dec 03, 1960
Age
65
Source of Wealth
Oil, semiconductor
Residence
Seoul,
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Korea University; Master of Science, University of Chicago
- Chey Tae-won is the chairman of SK Group, one of Korea's largest conglomerates with interests in telecom, semiconductors, chemicals and energy, among others.
- The group's SK Telecom is South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier with nearly 50% market share; its SK Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker by sales.
- In 2013 he was convicted of misappropriating company funds but was later pardoned by then-president Park Geun-hye and returned to his post in 2016.
- Chey is a nephew of SK Group founder Chey Jong-gun, who started the conglomerate with a textile company called Sunkyong.
- While in jail, he authored a book on social enterprises.
- Chey filed for divorce from his wife, a daughter of former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo in 2017. In 2024, Chey was ordered to pay $1 billion to his ex-wife.
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