Wealthy 'Roosters' influential people in South Korea.

Comes 28th January 2017, we usher in the Lunar New Year which marks the year of the Rooster. South Koreans do celebrate the Lunar New Year which they called Seollal. Instead of giving red packets containing money, they would dress in either Hanbok and visit their friends and family members on the day with gifts and food.


This year of Rooster marks an interesting year whereby there are four interesting influential people in South Korea are holding the pillars in the country's economy.
Hong Ra Hee is 72 year old director of Museum of Art in Seoul. She is considered one of the powerful women entrepreneur. She also happens to be the wife of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun Hee. Her three children Lee Jae Yong is Vice President of Samsung Electronics, eldest daughter Lee Bo Jin is the CEO of Shilla Hotel and youngest child Lee Seo Hyun is the President of Samsung's C&T Fashion.


Photo courtesy from Korean Herald site

If there is Samsung, there must be LG as well...indeed LG Group Chairman Goo Bon Mo leads the organization to be one of the wealthy 'roosters' since he is born in 1945. He has been the chairman of the group for a period of time since 1995. However LG has suffered a big blow from the production of hand phones due to its big competitor Samsung. Still LG has many group divisions from automobile to electronics.


Cuckoo Electronics group Chairman Koo Bun Hak is sustaining its position since its brand is famous for its rice cooker and proudly been endorsed by Hallyu star Kim Soo Hyun.
Koo Bun Hak is also born in the year of Rooster as he is the eldest son to the founder and CEO of Cuckoo Electronics.


Pharmaceutical co Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung Jin is also in the year of the Rooster as he expands his business tremendously after establishing the co in the market producing generic drugs through global co Pfizer. Their anti-cancer drug is entering the exports market where it might be a break through for cancer patients.