Electronics who transformed the company into the world’s largest producer of smartphones, memory chips and televisions, has died. He was 78.
Lee was born on Jan. 9, 1942 in Daegu, which was located in Japanese-occupied Korea at the time. He graduated from Tokyo’s Waseda University in 1965 with a degree in economics, and pursued a master’s degree in business administration at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., though he did not graduate.
From there, Samsung also excelled in flat-screen televisions and was at the forefront of the transformation of cell phones into high-tech computing machines. Lee was chairman of Samsung Group until 1998, then becoming chairman and chief executive of Samsung Electronics until 2008. He remained chairman of Samsung Electronics from 2010 until his death, with his son, Lee Jae-yon, taking over as the public face of the company.
Rest in peace. valeleekunhee of SamsungUK SamsungUS What a global achievement and tour de force he was in the telecommunications industry. Respect • Innovate to excel
RIP
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