Koo Bon-sik
$1.0B
Born
Jun 28, 1958
Age
67
Source of Wealth
LG
Residence
Seoul,
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Master, University of Michigan
- Koo Bon-sik runs LG affiliate Heesung Electronics with his brother Koo Bon-neung, who is also one of the richest people in South Korea.
- He is the youngest of the four Koo brothers of the LG Group.
- Heesung is LG's largest supplier of backlights, which are used to illuminate LCD displays.
- Heesung group's affiliates include LT Precision, LT metal and LT Material.
- More than 50% of his fortune comes from his stake in LG Corp.
- In 1947 his grandfather, the late Koo In-hwoi, cofounded LG, then called, Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp., with a popular face cream.
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