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Lee Boo-jin
Born1971 (age 52–53)[1]
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materYonsei University
TitlePresident and chief executive of Hotel Shilla
SpouseIm Woo-jae (divorced)
Children1 son
ParentLee Kun-hee
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Bujin
McCune–ReischauerI Puchin

Lee Boo-jin (born 1971) is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman, and the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla, one of Seoul's leading hotels and conference centres.

Early life

She is the daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the billionaire chairman of Samsung Group.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Yonsei University, major in Children's Studies.[1]

Career

Lee began her career at Samsung Foundation in 1995.

Lee joined Hotel Shilla 2001 and became CEO of Hotel Shilla in 2010.[2]

As of November 2017, her net worth was estimated at US$2.1 billion.[1]

In November 2017, she was assessed by Forbes as being the 93rd most powerful woman in the world.[3]

Personal life

She lives in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

In 1999, she married Im Woo-jae, known in the South Korean press as "Mr. Cinderella" because of his humble background, as an "employee of a security service affiliate of Samsung Group".[4] They separated in 2012, and have one son together.[1]

In a court ruling in July 2017, Lee was ordered to pay her ex-husband Im Woo-jae $7.6 million, as part of their divorce settlement, with Lee receiving sole custody of their son.[4] Im is counter-suing, seeking $1.1 billion as a division of assets.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Lee Boo-Jin". forbes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ 이지혜 (2019-01-28). "[Who Is ?] 이부진 호텔신라 대표이사 사장". [Who Is ?] 이부진 호텔신라 대표이사 사장. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "World's Most Powerful Women". forbes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Samsung heiress ordered to pay $7.6 mln in divorce ruling". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Reuters.