| Chung Yong-jin | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | September 19, 1968 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
| Education: | Brown University (BEc) | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Business executive | ||||||||
| Chairperson of Shinsegae | |||||||||
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| Children: | 4 | ||||||||
| Mother: | Lee Myung-hee | ||||||||
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Chung Yong-jin (; born 19 September 1968) is a South Korean business executive who is the current chairperson of Shinsegae since March 2024.
Chung is the only son of Lee Myung-hee, chairwoman of Shinsegae Group and grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. He graduated from Kyungbock High School and gained Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.[1] [2]
Chung is the cousin of Samsung Group chairman Lee Jae-yong and CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun.[3]
In 1995, he married Go Hyun-jung, had two children — Jung Hae-chan in 1998 and Jung Hae-in in 2000. They divorced on 2003 and he gained custody of both children.[4]
In 2011, it was announced that he would marry flutist Han Ji-hee.[5]
He's known in the South Korean business world to freely communicate with the public via social media.