Lee Boo-jin

Lee Boo-jin (born 1969/1970) is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman, and the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla, one of Seoul's leading hotels and conference centers. Lee has been dubbed by the media as "Little Lee Kun-hee" and is regarded as a successful businesswoman for her work in Hotel Shilla.[2]

Lee Boo-jin
Born1969/1970 (age 50–51)[1]
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
EducationYonsei University
Occupationbusinesswoman
Known formember of the Lee family
Net worthUS$2 billion (December 2020)[1]
TitleCEO, Hotel Shilla
Spouse(s)Im Woo-jae (divorced)
Children1 son
Parent(s)Lee Kun-hee
Hong Ra-hee
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Bujin
McCune–ReischauerI Puchin

Early life

She is the daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the late billionaire chairman of Samsung Group.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Yonsei University, major in children's studies.[1]

Career

Lee began her career at Samsung Foundation in 1995 and formerly served as an advisor for the trading department of Samsung C&T.

Lee joined Hotel Shilla in 2001 and became President and CEO of Hotel Shilla in 2010.[3]

As of December 2020, her net worth was estimated at US$2 billion.[1]

Since 2015, She has been ranked on Forbes' lists of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. [4]

Personal life

She lives in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

In 1999, she married Im Woo-jae, known in the South Korean press as "Mr. Cinderella" because of his humble background, as an "employee of a security service affiliate of Samsung Group".[5] They separated in 2012, and have one son together.[1]

In a court ruling in July 2017, Lee was ordered to pay her ex-husband Im Woo-jae $7.6 million, as part of their divorce settlement, with Lee receiving sole custody of their son.[5] Im allegedly counter-sued and sought $1.1 billion as a division of assets, one of the largest amounts ever requested in an asset split trial in South Korea. Their divorce was settled in January 2020 with Lee ordered to pay Im $12.1 million in an asset split.[6]

References
  1. "Lee Boo-Jin". forbes.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. Baek, Byung-yuel (October 27, 2020). "Will heiresses separate from Samsung empire?". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. 이지혜 (2019-01-28). "[Who Is ?] 이부진 호텔신라 대표이사 사장". [Who Is ?] 이부진 호텔신라 대표이사 사장. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  4. Valet, Vicky (May 26, 2015). "The World's Most Powerful Women: 19 Newcomers To The 2015 List". Forbes. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. "Samsung heiress ordered to pay $7.6 mln in divorce ruling". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Reuters.
  6. "Top court upholds divorce of Samsung chairman's eldest daughter". January 27, 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Yonhap News Agency.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.