Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest


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  • Tuesday, 25 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: Han Jong-hee, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks at the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea, March 19, 2025. SeongJoon Cho/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.

Han was in charge of Samsung's consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea's biggest company.

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