Seo Jung-jin (businessman)
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Seo Jung-jin | |
|---|---|
서정진 | |
| Born | October 23, 1957 Cheongjin, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Konkuk University (BS, MBA) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Celltrion |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서정진 |
| Hanja | 徐廷珍 [1] |
| RR | Seo Jeongjin |
| MR | Sŏ Chŏngjin |
Seo Jung-jin (Korean: 서정진; born October 23, 1957[2]) is a South Korean businessman. He is among the richest people in South Korea, with Forbes giving his December 2024 net worth as US$7.2 billion and ranking him the third richest in the country.[3] He is chairman and cofounder of the pharmaceutical company Celltrion.[4]
He was born in Cheongju, South Korea on October 23, 1957. He graduated from Jemulpo High School. He received Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees from Konkuk University.[2]
He began his career at Samsung Electronics. He then worked as a consultant for Daewoo Motors.[2]
In 1999, he founded Nexol (넥솔), a predecessor company to Celltrion, with ten of his colleagues from Daewoo Motors. He retired from the company in March 2021,[5] but returned as chairman in March 2023.[2]
By 2023, he owned 97.2% of Celltrion Holdings, which in turn owned 23% of Celltrion, 55% of Celltrion Pharm, and 24.3% of Celltrion Healthcare.[6]