Samsung Lee Kun Hee. According to Bloomberg, "Lee passed away on Sunday with his family by his side, the company said. Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung Electronics Co. from a copycat South Korean appliance maker into the world's biggest producer of smartphones, televisions and memory chips, has died.
Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung Electronics Co. from a copycat South Korean appliance maker into the world's biggest producer of smartphones, televisions and memory chips, has died. During his lifetime, Samsung Electronics also became one of. Lee Kun-Hee had been hospitalized for years and the younger Lee has been in charge of company affairs.
Lee Kun-hee, the ailing chief of the sprawling Samsung empire, has died in Seoul on Sunday.
South Korea's richest and most powerful industrialist, Lee Kun-hee, turned Samsung Electronics into one of the world's biggest tech companies but lived a reclusive existence.
According to Bloomberg, "Lee passed away on Sunday with his family by his side, the company said. Lee passed away on Sunday with his family by his side, the company said in a statement. Transformative leader who took over from father made Samsung a global name with turnover worth a fifth of South Korea's GDP. © JUNG YEON-JE Lee Kun-hee lived a reclusive life despite his wealth and power.