Chung Yong-jin
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BornSeptember 19, 1968
Seoul, South Korea
EducationBrown University (BA)
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleChairperson of Shinsegae
Owner of SSG Landers
Chung Yong-jin | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Born | September 19, 1968 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Brown University (BA) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Chairperson of Shinsegae Owner of SSG Landers |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정용진 |
| Hanja | 鄭溶鎭 |
| RR | Jeong Yongjin |
| MR | Chŏng Yongjin |
Chung Yong-jin (Korean: 정용진; born 19 September 1968) is a South Korean business executive who is the current chairperson of Shinsegae since March 2024.
He is among the richest people in South Korea. In April 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth as US$1.25 billion and ranked him 26th richest in the country.[1] He is the grandson of National Assemblyman Chung Sang-hee and the grandson of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Byung-chul.
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 his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.[2][1]