Name
Lim Sung-ki
Lim Sung-ki
Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Chung-Ang Univeristy
South Korea
Hanmi Holdings
pharmaceuticals, Self Made
$1,700,000,000
804
#12 Korea's 50 Richest 2019
#804 Billionaires 2019
Lim Sung-ki is the founder and chairman of Hanmi Pharm, one of the country's top drug makers. Together with his family, Lim owns nearly 70% of holding company Hanmi Science, which is also publicly traded. He began with a small pharmacy in Seoul in 1973 and expanded seven years later by launching Hanmi Pharmaceutical Industry.
His company's first product was an antibacterial powder. In 2016 Lim announced he would transfer $90 million worth of shares as bonuses to employees after seeing a stellar year in 2015.
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