Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63

Han Jong Hee, CEO of Samsung Electronics, and veterans for approximately four decades in the consumer technology giant in South Korea, died on Tuesday.

Mr. Han, 63, had a sudden heart attack, according to a spokeswoman for the company.

Since 2022, Mr. Han has exchanged executive duties with Samsung semiconductor business chief, the latest of which is Young Hyun. The company said in Johnny General notification.

Mr. Han has operated the works of consumer consumer from Samsung since 2021 and after a year he added the process of digital devices to a brief. He was also a member of the council. Previously, he supervised the group that makes the visual offers of a variety of Samsung electronic devices.

Mr. Han graduated from the University of Infina in Incheon, South Korea, with a certificate in electrical engineering. He joined Samsung in 1988 after the death of its founder, Lee Pyong ChaoulDuring a pivotal period in the history of the company.

The son of Mr. Lee and his successor, Samsung, unabated to overcome technological changes in the 1990s and Finets of the last century to control the market for flat screen shows and mobile phones.

Samsung is the largest and most successful in clumps known as Champion This is about South Korea’s economy into a global export power. Samsung Electronics is an important part From the country’s exports. Samsung is one of the most popular brands in the global smartphone market, as it competes with Apple and Xiaomi. It is also the largest memory potato maker used in everything from electric cars and smart watches to advanced artificial intelligence servers.

The company said that Mr. Han escaped his wife and three children. The spokeswoman said the funeral was held at Samsung Seoul’s funeral hospital on Thursday.