Lee Ho-jin

Taekwang Industrial

$1.53B

$1.9M (-0.1%)

as of 10/04/24

About Lee Ho-jin

Lee Ho-jin is a former chairman of Taekwang Industrial, a manufacturer that became synonymous with Korea's textile and petrochemical prowess.

He rose to chairman after his oldest brother, Lee Sik-jin, died. He has now stepped down and is reportedly struggling against liver cancer.

In 2011, he was sentenced to 54 months in prison for embezzling $128 million from the company but has been out on bail due to his illness.

In February 2019, he was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

Diversified

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Married

Birth date

12/08/62 (age 61)

Number of children

Education

Master of Business Administration, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Seoul National University

Self-made

inherited and growing

Lee Ho-jin’s fortune is worth

25K

troy ounces of gold

24K

median U.S. household

15K

median U.S. income

0.031%

U.S. credit card volume

0.006%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Lee is credited for diversifying the group into media and entertainment.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

KOREA | 003830-KR

Daehan Synthetic Fiber Co. Ltd.

KOREA | 003240-KR