Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee dies at age 63

What just happened? Samsung Electronics has announced that its co-CEO, Han Jong-Hee, has passed away. Han died from cardiac arrest this week, aged 63. His passing leaves Jun Young-hyun, who was appointed co-CEO last week, solely in charge of the company. According to local reports, Han suffered a heart attack on March 22, not long after attending his daughter's wedding at a banquet hall. He was taken to Samsung Medical Center in Seoul but died on Tuesday. Born in 1962, Han graduated from Inha University with a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering. He joined Samsung in 1988, spending much of his career in the company's TV divisions. Han rose to the head of Samsung's Visual Display Business in 2017 before being made CEO of the newly formed DX division – the result of a merger between the Consumer Electronics (CE) and IT & Mobile (IM) business units – in 2021. Han became CEO and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics in 2022. Samsung credited Han with helping the company become a ... Read full article.