Cho Hyun-joon

Hyosung

$3.25B

$195.4M (-5.7%)

as of 09/03/26

About Cho Hyun-joon

Cho Hyun-joon is the chairman of Hyosung Group, whose interests include textiles, chemicals and construction.

He is the eldest son of the late former chairman Cho Seok-rae, who stepped down in 2016 and passed away in 2024.

Cho worked at Mitsubishi International and Morgan Stanley before joining Hyosung.

He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2019 for embezzlement; he appealed the conviction. Cho's sentencing was suspended for three years, allowing him to continue running Hyosung.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

Diversified

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/16/68 (age 58)

Number of children

Education

Master of Science, Keio University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

Self-made

inherited and growing

Cho Hyun-joon’s fortune is worth

54K

troy ounces of gold

50K

median U.S. household

33K

median U.S. income

0.065%

U.S. credit card volume

0.013%

GDP of the United States

0.01%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Cho's uncle is Hankook Tire honorary chairman Cho Yang-Rai.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

KOREA | 205500-KR

Action Square

KOREA | 094480-KR

Galaxia Communications

KOREA | 011420-KR

Galaxia SM

KOREA | 099660-KR

Hansol Seen Tec

KOREA | 298000-KR

Hyosung Chemical

KOREA | 004800-KR

Hyosung Corp.

KOREA | 298040-KR

Hyosung Heavy Industries

KOREA | 094280-KR

Hyosung ITX

KOREA | 298020-KR

Hyosung TNC

KOREA | 056700-KR

Shinwha Intertek