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Koo In-hwoi is the 14th generation descendant of Gu Sa-min (구사민; 具思閔), the younger brother of Gu Sa-maeng (구사맹; 具思孟) as well the uncle of Queen Inheon. Both of them were 12th generation descendants of Gu Seong-ro (구성로; 具成老), an officer who accompanied Yi Seong-gye during Wihwado Retreat .
Nov 14, 2017 · The family's interests span chemicals, telecommunications, fashion and machinery. In 1947 Koo In-Hwoi cofounded Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp., starting with a popular face cream.
Feb 10, 2016 · “Yonam” Koo In-hwoi, the founder of LG Group, and his eldest son “Sangnam” Koo Ja-kyung are both business tycoons who helped create the foundation for Korea’s growth into one of the world’s leading industrial economies. Koo In-hwoi’s nickname comes from Yeonji-dong in Busan, where LG Group was born.
Dec 18, 2023 · Koo Kwang-mo, who was 40 at the time, had been an LG executive for a decade but had accrued little management experience. Bon-moo’s ashes were scattered among trees, as was his wish.
LG Corporation (or LG Group), [b] formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, [c] is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the fourth-largest chaebol (family-run conglomerate) in South Korea.
Sep 26, 2023 · Most of South Korea’s powerful conglomerates are owned by equally affluent and influential family clans known as the “chaebol.” Hyundai, Samsung, LG, SK, and Lotte; even if someone isn’t familiar with Korean culture, they’ve likely encountered these conglomerates and their subsidiaries multiple times.
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Koo Bon-moo (Korean: 구본무; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.