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Chung Mong-koo | |
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.jpg) Chung Mong-koo in 2015 | |
| Born | 19 March 1938 |
| Education | Hanyang University |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Business magnate |
| Title | Honorary Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group |
| Spouse | Lee Jung-Hwa (Deceased) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Van Fleet Award (2009) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정몽구 |
| Hanja | 鄭夢九 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Monggu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Mongku |
Chung Mong-koo (Korean: 정몽구; born March 19, 1938, in Kangwon Province) is a South Korean business magnate. He is the honorary chairman and former CEO of Hyundai Motor Group, Korea's second largest chaebol that manages 54 subsidiaries including Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, and Hyundai Steel. He started his career in 1970, joining the engineering & construction division of the group. Chung succeeded his father, Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the conglomerate known as the Hyundai Group. When the conglomerate split into several parts in 1999, Chung Mong-koo took over the Hyundai Motor division. He is the eldest surviving son of Chung Ju-yung's eight sons.
He was convicted of embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duty in February 2007,[1] but was given a suspended sentence and was fully pardoned by President Lee Myung-bak.[2]