Samsung Group

Official Website: samsung.com 

Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol.

 

Headquarters: Suwon, South Korea

Founder: Lee Byung-chul

Founded: March 1, 1938, Daegu, South Korea

Revenue: 305 billion USD (2014)

Net income: 22.1 billion USD (2014)

Total assets: 529.5 billion USD (2014)

Subsidiaries: Samsung Electronics Limited, more

 

Lee Byung Chul: Lee Byung-chul was the founder of the Samsung Group and one of South Korea's most successful businessmen. With the breakup of the Hyundai chaebol, Samsung is now South Korea's largest business group.

 

Born: February 12, 1910, Uiryeong County, South Korea

Died: November 19, 1987, Seoul, South Korea

Education: Waseda University

Children: Lee Kun-hee, Lee Maeng-hee, Lee Myung-Hee, more

Organizations founded: Samsung Group, more

Grandchildren: Lee Jae-yong, Lee Boo-Jin, Lee Jay Hyun, more