Koo Bon-moo
Koo Bon-moo | |
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LG Group (1995–2018) | |
| Predecessor | Koo Cha-kyung (father) (1925–2019) |
| Successor | Koo Kwang-mo (son) |
Koo Bon-moo (
LG Group
.
Early life
Born on 10 February 1945 in Jinju, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea),[1][2] Koo enrolled at Yonsei University.[3][4] He moved to Ohio and completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Ashland University and Cleveland State University, respectively.[2][4]
Business career
Upon graduation from
LG Group because of the Koo family's “male-only succession rule".[5] Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994.[6] Starting in 2017, Koo Bon-moo sought continual treatment for a brain tumor. He eventually ended medical treatment, and died in Seoul on 20 May 2018, aged 73.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Koo Bon-moo". The Investor. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "LG Group leader puts talent first". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Koo Bon-moo brought LG into 21st century". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Song, Su-hyun (20 May 2018). "Koo Bon-moo, chairman of LG Group, dies at 73". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Ji-yoon, Lee (10 July 2018). "LG's Koo Bon-joon prepares to depart". The Investor. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Kim, Hooyeon; Park, Kyunghee (20 May 2018). "LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies". The Korea Times. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Chung, Jane; Park, Ju-min (20 May 2018). "South Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73". Reuters. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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