Chey Tae-won | |
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최태원 | |
.jpg) Chey in 2023 | |
| Born | 3 December 1960 Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Other names | Anthony Chey[1] |
| Education | Korea University (BS) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Father | Chey Jong-hyun |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최태원 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Tae-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe T'aewŏn |
Chey Tae-won (Korean: 최태원; born December 3, 1960) is a South Korean billionaire businessman who is a chairperson of SK Group, the country's second largest conglomerate[2] that mainly engages in energy, chemicals, telecommunications, semiconductor, and biopharmaceutical businesses. It has 186 subsidiaries including SK Telecom, SK Hynix, and SK Innovation. Chey is known for the group's SK Hynix merger deal, which eventually becomes the world fourth largest chipmaker behind Samsung Electronics, Intel, and TSMC. As of June 2021, he is the 14th richest person in South Korea with an estimated net worth of US$3.6 billion. The bulk of his fortune comes from SK Inc., holding company of SK Group.
Chey has been chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) since March 2021.[3]
- ^ "Anthony Chey, SK Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "SK Group jumps to No. 2 in South Korea's largest corporate groups by assets". Korea IT Times. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Chey Tae-won named as incoming KCCI chief". The Korea Herald. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2022-05-10.