Huh Chin-kyu

Huh Chin-kyu
허진규
Born (1940-12-01) 1 December 1940 (age 85)
Buan, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
EducationSeoul National University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman, ILJIN Group
Children2
Huh Chin-kyu
Hangul
허진규
Hanja
許鎭奎
RRHeo Jingyu
MRHŏ Chin'gyu

Huh Chin-kyu (Korean: 허진규; Hanja: 許鎭奎; born December 1, 1940) is a billionaire South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of ILJIN Group.

Early life

Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in Buan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from Seoul National University.

Career

Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967.

In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.

Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association. He has an honorary doctorate from Cheon-Book University.

Personal life

His eldest son Huh Jung-suk joined Iljin Group in 2002 as a director and became the president and CEO of Iljin Holdings in 2007, and is the co-CEO of Iljin Electric. His second-eldest son, Huh Jae-myung, is president and CEO of Iljin Copper Foil.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Korean Academy of Science and Technology-Members-Introduction". kast.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Executive Profile: Chin-Kyu Huh". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Proud developers of local technology". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "China's Electric Car Appetite Spawns 77-Year-Old Billionaire". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.