Chey Tae-won
Chey Tae-won (born December 3, 1960), also known by his English name Anthony Chey, is a South Korean business magnate. He is the chairman of SK Group, Korea's second largest conglomerate that mainly engages in energy, chemicals, telecommunications, semiconductor, and biopharmaceutical businesses. SK Group has 186 subsidiaries including SK Telecom, SK Hynix, and SK Innovation through SK Inc.(holding company). Chey is well known for the group's SK Hynix merger deal, which eventually becomes the world fourth largest chipmaker behind Samsung Electronics, Intel, and TSMC. As of June 2021, he is the 14th richest person in South Korea with an estimated net worth of US$3.6 billion. The bulk of his fortune comes from SK Inc., holding company of SK Group.
Anthony Chey Tae-won | |
|---|---|
최태원 | |
| Born | 3 December 1960 Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Education | Korea University (BA) University of Chicago (Ph.D; did not finish) |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman (SK Group), Chairman (Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry) |
| Spouse |
Roh Soh-yeong
(m. 1988; div. 2020) |
| Children | 4 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최태원 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Tae-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe T'aewŏn |
Chey has served as Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KCCI) since March 2021 and has been representing the Korean business community.