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Tech Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee, 63, dies of heart attack
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/samsung-electronics-says-co-ceo-han-jong-hee-has-passed-away.htmlSouth Korea’s Samsung Electronics
said Tuesday that its co-CEO Han Jong-hee, 63, died of a heart attack.
He headed Samsung’s digital appliances division, as well as its device experience unit, which includes mobile phones and home appliances.
Han joined Samsung in 1988, rising through the ranks over the years and becoming the head of the product research and development team at the company’s visual display division in 2011. He was appointed CEO in 2022, according to the company website.
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The company said Jun Young-hyun— who was appointed as co-CEO in November last year— will become the sole CEO.
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