Kim Sang-beom

Kim Sang-beom is chairman of ISU Group, a holding company with stakes in semiconductor, chemical and biotech sectors.
ISU Group's most valuable holding is ISU Petasys, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards in South Korea. Its customers include Alphabet, Nvidia and Microsoft.
ISU Petasys was established in 1972 and listed on the South Korean stock exchange in 2000. ISU Group acquired a controlling stake in ISU Petasys in 1995.
ISU Group was started by Kim's late father, Joon-sung, who founded South Korea's first regional bank, Daegu Bank, in 1967.
Sang-beom joined ISU Group in 2000 as chairman, taking over the reins from his father. Before joining the family business, Sang-beom worked at Daewoo and was a lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.

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Age: 65

Source of Wealth: Semiconductors

Residence: Daegu, South Korea

Citizenship: South Korea

Marital Status: Married

Education: Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business; JD, University of Michigan Law School; Bachelor of Business Administration, Seoul National University

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Kim's late father, Joon-sung, served as chairman of Samsung Electronics and Daewoo. Joon-sung died in 2007 at the age of 87.

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