Suh Kyung-bae
Chairman, Amorepacific
$1.08B
as of 04/02/25
About Suh Kyung-bae
Suh Kyung-bae is the chairman of Amorepacific, South Korea's largest cosmetic and skincare maker by revenue.
He's capitalized on the Hallyu wave, a keen interest in Korean pop culture that has swept Asia and the U.S.
The only one out of six children interested in the business, Suh joined the company in the 1980s and became CEO in 1997.
Personal stats
Citizenship
South KoreaSource of wealth
CosmeticsResidence
Seoul, South KoreaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/14/63 (age 62)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yonsei UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingSuh Kyung-bae’s fortune is worth
18K
troy ounces of gold
17K
median U.S. household
11K
median U.S. income
0.022%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Amorepacific traces its roots to Suh's grandmother, who sold camellia oil as a hair treatment across the Korean peninsula.
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Financial assets
KOREA | 090435-KR
Amorepacific Corp PrfKOREA | 090430-KR
Amorepacific Corp. (New)KOREA | 002795-KR
Pacific Corp PrfKOREA | 002795-KR
Pacific Corp PrfKOREA | 002790-KR
Pacific Corp.KOREA | 002790-KR
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