Lee Kun-hee Quotes

South Korea, Businessman
January 9, 1942 – October, 25, 2020.

Lee Kun-hee was a South Korean business magnate and the chairman of Samsung Group. He resigned in April 2008, owing to a Samsung slush funds scandal, but returned on March 24, 2010. In 1996, Lee became a member of the International Olympic Committee. With an estimated net worth of $70.2 billion, he and his family rank among the Forbes richest people in the world. He is the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul.

With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.

Lee Kun-hee
If the children of a group's founder are to take over that group, they need the endorsement of society.

Lee Kun-hee
- Children
- Society

Samsung's future hinges on new businesses, new products and new technologies. We should make our corporate culture more open, flexible and innovative.

Lee Kun-hee
- Future
- Culture
There's an ongoing competition by global companies across all areas from products, technology development and hiring talented people to patent disputes. The market is big and opportunities are wide open, so we should find out new businesses that Samsung's future will hinge on.

Lee Kun-hee
- People
- Future
- Technology
Korea can't become a 'first-class' nation unless regulation and 'a sense of power' disappear. The nation's politics is the fourth-class, bureaucratic are the third-class, and business is the second-class.

Lee Kun-hee
- Business
- Power
Top-rank global corporations are collapsing. That could happen sometime, and somehow even to Samsung.

Lee Kun-hee