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Sun Woo Lee
Born
Sun Woo Lee (이선우)
EmployerSamsung Electronics (1984–present)[1]

Sun Woo 'Sunny' Lee (이선우) is a Korean business executive, and is the former president and Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Electronics Europe,[2] previously serving as Chief Operating Officer of Samsung Electronics Germany.[3]

Early life and education

Lee has BA degree in German Studies, an MBA from Bradford University and an MSc in Information Technology from the University of Warwick.[1]

Samsung

Early career

Lee joined Samsung in 1984.[1] From 1989 to 1994 he worked as a marketing manager for storage media at Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH.[4]

From January 2001 to June 2002, Lee was Senior Manager of DRAM Sales based in Seoul.[5]

Between 2007 and 2009 Lee was President of Samsung Taiwan.[6]

On 1 February 2009 Lee was appointed as President of Samsung Germany, a position he held until his appointment as Executive Vice President of the Global Visual Display Sales and Marketing Division in 2012.[7]

In January 2014 Lee was promoted to president and Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Electronics Europe,[8] a position he held until his replacement by YH Eom in 2015.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "From Taunus to the Thames - Sunny Lee new European head". January 29, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Samsung Wins Multiple European Imaging and Sound Association Awards across Smartphone, Camera and Multiroom System Categories". August 15, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sunny Lee named President & CEO of Samsung Electronics Europe". January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Change of leadership at Samsung Germany". February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,Plaintiff,v.SUN WOO LEE; YEONGHO KANG; and YOUNG WOO LEE". March 22, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Samsung Electronics appoints new president for Germany". March 4, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Samsung Electronics Sunny Lee appoints president and CEO of the company in Europe". January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sunny Lee named President & CEO of Samsung Electronics Europe". January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Samsung keeps the faith in wearable tech". February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.