Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63

Han Jong-Hee, manager of the chief of Samsung Electronics and a veteran of almost four decade of the Giant of South Korean consumer technology, died on Tuesday.

Mr. Han, who was 63 years old, suffered a sudden heart attack, according to a spokesman for the company.

Mr. Han had shared Duties CEO with the head of the Samsung semiconductor business since 2022, and was also a member of the Board of Directors. He had managed Samsung’s consumer electronics activity since 2021 and a year later he added the digital appliance operation to his brief. Previously he had supervised the group that produces visual displays for the great variety of Samsung electronic devices.

Han graduated from the University of Incheon, South Korea, with a degree in electric engineering. He joined Samsung in 1988 shortly after the death of his founder, Lee byung-chullduring a fundamental period in the history of the company.

Lee’s son and successor pushed Samsung incessantly to resist the technological changes of the 90s and 2000 to dominate the market of flat -screen display and cell phones.

Samsung is the greatest and most successful conglomerate known as Chaebol This has transformed the economy of South Korea into a global export power. Samsung Electronics represents a significant portion exports of the country. Samsung is one of the most popular brands in the global smartphone market, where it is competing with Apple and Xiaomi. It is also the largest world manufacturer of memory chips used in everything, from electric cars and intelligent watches to advanced artificial intelligence servers.

Mr. Han survived his wife and three children, said the company.

There were still no plans in place for those who would have happened to Samsung, he added.