Huh Chin-kyu
허진규
Born (1940-12-01) 1 December 1940[1]
Buan, North Jeolla Province, Japanese Korea
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman, ILJIN Group
Children2
Huh Chin-kyu
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeo Jin-gyu
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chinkyu

Huh Chin-kyu (Korean: 허진규; Hanja: 許鎭奎; born December 1, 1940) is a billionaire South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of ILJIN Group.

Early life

Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in Buan, North Jeolla Province during Japanese rule over Korea.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from Seoul National University.[2][3]

Career

Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967.[2]

In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.[4]

Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association.[2] He has an honorary doctorate from Cheon-Book University.[2]

Personal life

His eldest son Huh Jung-suk joined Iljin Group in 2002 as a director and became the president and CEO of Iljin Holdings in 2007, and is the co-CEO of Iljin Electric.[3] His second-eldest son, Huh Jae-myung, is president and CEO of Iljin Copper Foil.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Korean Academy of Science and Technology-Members-Introduction". kast.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Executive Profile: Chin-Kyu Huh". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Proud developers of local technology". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "China's Electric Car Appetite Spawns 77-Year-Old Billionaire". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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