Lee Kun-hee returns as chief of Samsung Electronics
Mar 25th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Omar ShaikhIt sure pays to be a white collar criminal in Korea. Especially when you’re the son of the founder of Samsung. Lee Kun-hee, the disgraced former chairman of the Samsung Group, is returning to thechaebol as the head of Samsung Electronics — Samsung’s largest division and of primary interest to us gadget nerds. Remember, this is the man convicted of tax evasion only to be pardoned (twice!) by South Korean presidents with all jail time deferred. His latest pardon was issued so that he could help South Korea win a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
