Han Jong-hee, co-CEO of Samsung Electronics and head of the buyer electronics and cellular units division, handed away from a coronary heart assault on the age of 63.
The newly appointed boss, Jun Younger-hyun, stays solely in control of the Korean tech big amid uncertainties within the chip enterprise.
Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Machine eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics
Han handed away at a hospital on Tuesday whereas being handled for cardiac arrest, an organization spokesperson instructed Reuters. A co-CEO has not been appointed but, however somebody is predicted to fill his function, as Samsung historically has two high executives overseeing the buyer and chip divisions.
Jun was appointed co-CEO after the annual shareholders assembly simply final week. He was promoted from his place main the semiconductor division, which has been struggling towards rivals like fellow Korean SK Hynix and TSMC.
Han Jong-hee was a part of Samsung Electronics for over 40 years and performed a key function in establishing Samsung TV’s enterprise as influential on a world scale. His absence may influence Samsung’s enterprise technique, notably in advertising, in addition to the efficiency of its house home equipment division.
