Chey Tae-won is a South Korean billionaire businessman and the chairman of SK Group, the country's second largest conglomerate, that includes 186 subsidiaries such as SK Telecom, SK Hynix, and SK Innovation.
12 Facts About Chey Tae-won
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Chey Tae-won was born on December 3,1960, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea as the eldest son of Chey Tae-won Jong-hyun, chairman of Sunkyung Group.
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Chey Tae-won attended Korea University where he received a bachelor's degree in physics, and later studied for a PhD in economics at University of Chicago, US, but did not finish.
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Chey Tae-won has held a number of leadership positions across SK's various operating companies.
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Chey Tae-won had been chairman of SK Innovation since 2011 and chairman of SK Hynix since 2012.
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Chey Tae-won has been chairman of SK Telecom since February 2022.
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In January 2012, Chey Tae-won was indicted of embezzling over $40 million from SK companies to cover up his trading losses.
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In January 2013, Chey Tae-won was found guilty, and was sentenced to 4 years in prison by the Seoul District Court.
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Chey Tae-won was incarcerated near Seoul until his pardon in August 2015.
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In May 2022, Chey Tae-won was appointed by the presidential transition team as the head of the civilian committee to support Busan's bid to host the World Expo in 2030.
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Chey Tae-won is married with Roh Soh-yeong, art director and daughter of former South Korea president Roh Tae-woo.
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In December 2022, the Seoul Family Court approved the divorce, and Chey Tae-won kept most of his shares.