Early Life
Koo Bon-neung was born on March 26, 1949, in Busan, South Korea. He is part of the Koo family, known for their involvement in the LG Group. His grandfather was Koo In-hwoi, the founder of Lucky Goldstar Corporation (now LG). As a youth, he dreamed of becoming a baseball player but gave up this dream at his father's insistence.
Rise to Success
Koo graduated from Korea University with a major in business administration in 1976. He joined Lucky Goldstar in 1976 and started his career in LG as a manager for the company's branch in Chicago. He later became a director of Goldstar (now LG Electronics) in 1987. He then served as vice president of Sangnong Enterprise (now LG affiliate Heesung Electronics) in 1990, and president of Heesung Metals in 1992. Heesung Group split off from LG in 1996, and Koo Bon-neung became its head.
Key Business Strategies
Koo Bon-neung runs Heesung Electronics, which makes display components for TVs, computers, tablets, and smartphones. Heesung Electronics is a major supplier to LG. In 2018, he owned 3.45% of LG Corporation stock. Koo's business strategy focuses on innovation and maintaining high-quality standards.
Philanthropy
Specific details regarding his philanthropic activities are not available in the search results, but Koo is known to be a philanthropist. He is the former president of the Korea Baseball Organization.