Kwak Dong Shin

Kwak Dong Shin was born on December 17, 1974, in Seoul, South Korea^[2] as the eldest son^[3] of father Kwak No-gweon (곽노권).^[2] The elder Kwak would found Hanmi Semiconductor in 1980.^[4]

In 1998, he joined Hanmi Semiconductor and worked in a variety of management roles. He served as CEO of Hanmi Motors, a car importer established by Hanmi Semiconductor. He also served as CEO of Shinho Motors (신호모터스), a BMW dealer affiliated with Hanmi Semiconductor, and Hanmi Networks (한미네트웍스), a cosmetics sales company.^[2] He owned a 12.6% stake in Hanmi Semiconductor until 2008, when he became the largest shareholder after a stock donation from his father.^[5] He worked as vice chairman of Hanmi Semiconductor from 2007 until December 2024, after which he became chairman.^[4] This followed the death of his father, who died in 2023.^[6]

He has two sons: Kwak Ho-seong (곽호성; born 2002) and Kwak Ho-jung (곽호중; born 2007). In 2024, he donated 1% each of the total company stocks of Hanmi Semiconductor to his two sons.^[5]