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Kim Nam-jung

Primary Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Korea University | Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Citizenship

South Korea

Source Of Wealth

food

Net Worth

$1,100,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-nam-jung1

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

1941

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#28 Korea's 50 Richest 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/korea-billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#1941 Billionaires 2019

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https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Summary

Kim Nam-jung is the vice chairman of Dongwon, a conglomerate best known as the makers behind South Korea's famous canned tunas. He is the younger son of Dongwon founder Kim Jae-chul, who started the business in 1969; his first overseas base was in Ghana in 1973. In addition to a wide range of packaged seafood, Dongwon provides outsourced meals, operates cold-storage facilities and has a logistics operation. He now controls the group, after the elder Kim stepped down as Dongwon's chairman after 50 years.

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Nam-jung joined the business in a blue-collar position in 1996.Dongwon acquired leading U.S. tuna brand StarKist in 2008.

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