Kim Jun-ki

Kim Jun-ki, the founder of the Dongbu Group, stepped down as its chairman in September 2017 after being accused of sexually harassing a secretary.His Dongbu holds interests in steel, chemicals, finance, electronics and real estate development. During a 40-day overseas trip in 1969, inspired by what he saw in Japan and the U.S., he withdrew his studies and started a construction company.The business took off in the 1970s, riding the Middle East construction boom.His net-worth figure includes the shares of his only son, Kim Nam-ho, who is vice president and heir-apparent as well as his daughter.