Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiac arrest. Han had been overseeing Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022 and served as vice chairman and co-CEO. Under his leadership, Samsung’s TV business reached the top of the global market in 2006 and maintained its position. Han played a central role in launching Samsung’s LED TVs and other innovations that demonstrated the company’s technology leadership. During an investor meeting last week, Han warned of challenges in 2025 due to uncertainties in major economies’ economic policies and emphasized Samsung’s plans for meaningful mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor sector despite regulatory hurdles. — news from CNN
