Huh Chin-kyu (; born December 1, 1940) is a

billionaire A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultr ...

South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of ILJIN Group.

Early life

Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in Buan,

Zenrahoku-dō , alternatively Zenrahoku Province, Zenra Hoku, or North Zenra Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Jeonju, Zenshū (Jeonju). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean province of North Jeolla Provin ...

Korea, Empire of Japan From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

Career

Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967. In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion. Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association. He has an honorary doctorate from Cheon-Book University.

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. His second-eldest son, Huh Jae-myung, is president and CEO of Iljin Copper Foil.

Awards

* 1996:

Inchon Award The Inchon Award () is a prize given to individuals in public service, journalists, and academics for achievements in their field. The award is named after the nickname of Kim Seong-su; the second Vice President of South Korea and founder of Ko ...

References

Living people People from North Jeolla Province South Korean billionaires South Korean company founders Seoul National University alumni 1940 births {{SouthKorea-business-bio-stub