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{{short description|South Korean business executive}}
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| image = Koo Bon-Moo profile.jpg
| image = Koo Bon-Moo profile.jpg
| caption = Koo in 2013
| caption = Koo in 2013
|nationality=South Korean
| nationality = South Korean
| years_active = 1974{{ndash}}2016
| years_active = 1974{{ndash}}2016
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jinju]], [[Japanese Korea]]
| birth_place = [[Jinju]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|20|1945|2|10|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|20|1945|2|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| death_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
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'''Koo Bon-moo''' ({{lang-ko|구본무}}; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the [[LG Corporation|LG Group]].
'''Koo Bon-moo''' ({{langx|ko|구본무}}; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the [[LG Corporation|LG Group]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born on 10 February 1945 in [[Jinju]], [[South Gyeongsang Province]],<ref name="thinvestor">{{cite news|title=Koo Bon-moo|url=http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/people_detail.php?mode=rich&field=uname&search=&soption=&pg=1&num=17&q=Koo+Bon-moo|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=The Investor}}</ref><ref name="jad2011"/> Koo enrolled at [[Yonsei University]].<ref name="jadobit"/><ref name="kherald">{{cite news|last1=Song|first1=Su-hyun|title=Koo Bon-moo, chairman of LG Group, dies at 73|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180520000077|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=Korea Herald|date=20 May 2018}}</ref> He moved to [[Ohio]] and completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at [[Ashland University]] and [[Cleveland State University]], respectively.<ref name="jad2011">{{cite news|title=LG Group leader puts talent first|url=http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2931321|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=JoongAng Daily|date=22 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="kherald"/>
Born on 10 February 1945 in [[Jinju]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]] (now [[South Gyeongsang Province]], South Korea),<ref name="thinvestor">{{cite news|title=Koo Bon-moo|url=http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/people_detail.php?mode=rich&field=uname&search=&soption=&pg=1&num=17&q=Koo+Bon-moo|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=The Investor}}</ref><ref name="jad2011"/> Koo enrolled at [[Yonsei University]].<ref name="jadobit"/><ref name="kherald">{{cite news|last1=Song|first1=Su-hyun|title=Koo Bon-moo, chairman of LG Group, dies at 73|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180520000077|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=20 May 2018}}</ref> He moved to [[Ohio]] and completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at [[Ashland University]] and [[Cleveland State University]], respectively.<ref name="jad2011">{{cite news|title=LG Group leader puts talent first|url=http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2931321|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=22 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="kherald"/>

==Business career==
==Business career==
Upon graduation from [[Cleveland State University]], Koo returned to South Korea in 1975 and began working for Lucky Chemical, which later became [[LG Chem]]. He was transferred to [[GoldStar]] in 1980, and from 1983 to 1985, headed the company's Tokyo office.<ref name="jadobit">{{cite news|title=Koo Bon-moo brought LG into 21st century|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3048371|accessdate=21 May 2018|work=JoongAng Daily|date=21 May 2018}}</ref> In 1995, Koo succeeded his father [[Koo Cha-kyung]], the oldest son of LG's founder [[Koo In-hwoi]]<ref name="kherald"/> as chairman of [[LG Group]] because of the Koo family's “male-only succession rule".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20180710000687|last=Ji-yoon |first=Lee |date=July 10, 2018|title=LG's Koo Bon-joon prepares to depart|work=[[The Investor]]|accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Hooyeon|last2=Park|first2=Kyunghee|title=LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-20/lg-group-chair-koo-bon-moo-dies-leaves-company-to-adopted-son|accessdate=20 May 2018|publisher=Bloomberg|date=20 May 2018}}</ref> Starting in 2017, Koo Bon-moo sought continual treatment for a brain tumor. He eventually ended medical treatment, and died in Seoul on 20 May 2018, aged 73.<ref name="kt">{{cite news|title=LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/05/121_249260.html|accessdate=20 May 2018|work=Korea Times|date=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Jane|last2=Park|first2=Ju-min|title=South Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-lgcorp-chairman-death/south-koreas-lg-group-chairman-koo-bon-moo-dies-yonhap-idUSKCN1IL036|accessdate=20 May 2018|agency=Reuters|date=20 May 2018}}</ref>
Upon graduation from [[Cleveland State University]], Koo returned to South Korea in 1975 and began working for Lucky Chemical, which later became [[LG Chem]]. He was transferred to [[GoldStar]] in 1980, and from 1983 to 1985, headed the company's Tokyo office.<ref name="jadobit">{{cite news|title=Koo Bon-moo brought LG into 21st century|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3048371|accessdate=21 May 2018|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=21 May 2018}}</ref> In 1995, Koo succeeded his father [[Koo Cha-kyung]], the oldest son of LG's founder [[Koo In-hwoi]]<ref name="kherald"/> as chairman of [[LG Group]] because of the Koo family's “male-only succession rule".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20180710000687|last=Ji-yoon |first=Lee |date=July 10, 2018|title=LG's Koo Bon-joon prepares to depart|work=[[The Investor]]|accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Hooyeon|last2=Park|first2=Kyunghee|title=LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-20/lg-group-chair-koo-bon-moo-dies-leaves-company-to-adopted-son|accessdate=20 May 2018|publisher=Bloomberg|date=20 May 2018}}</ref> Starting in 2017, Koo Bon-moo sought continual treatment for a brain tumor. He eventually ended medical treatment, and died in Seoul on 20 May 2018, aged 73.<ref name="kt">{{cite news|title=LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/05/121_249260.html|access-date=20 May 2018|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Jane|last2=Park|first2=Ju-min|title=South Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-lgcorp-chairman-death/south-koreas-lg-group-chairman-koo-bon-moo-dies-yonhap-idUSKCN1IL036|accessdate=20 May 2018|agency=Reuters|date=20 May 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 30 December 2024

Koo Bon-moo
구본무
Koo in 2013
Born(1945-02-10)10 February 1945
Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died20 May 2018(2018-05-20) (aged 73)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materYonsei University
Ashland University
Cleveland State University
Years active1974–2016
TitleChairman of LG Group (1995–2018)
PredecessorKoo Cha-kyung (father)
(1925–2019)
SuccessorKoo Kwang-mo (son)

Koo Bon-moo (Korean: 구본무; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.

Early life

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Born on 10 February 1945 in Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan (now South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea),[1][2] Koo enrolled at Yonsei University.[3][4] He moved to Ohio and completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Ashland University and Cleveland State University, respectively.[2][4]

Business career

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Upon graduation from Cleveland State University, Koo returned to South Korea in 1975 and began working for Lucky Chemical, which later became LG Chem. He was transferred to GoldStar in 1980, and from 1983 to 1985, headed the company's Tokyo office.[3] In 1995, Koo succeeded his father Koo Cha-kyung, the oldest son of LG's founder Koo In-hwoi[4] as chairman of LG Group because of the Koo family's “male-only succession rule".[5] Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994.[6] Starting in 2017, Koo Bon-moo sought continual treatment for a brain tumor. He eventually ended medical treatment, and died in Seoul on 20 May 2018, aged 73.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Koo Bon-moo". The Investor. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "LG Group leader puts talent first". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Koo Bon-moo brought LG into 21st century". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Song, Su-hyun (20 May 2018). "Koo Bon-moo, chairman of LG Group, dies at 73". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ Ji-yoon, Lee (10 July 2018). "LG's Koo Bon-joon prepares to depart". The Investor. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Kim, Hooyeon; Park, Kyunghee (20 May 2018). "LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ^ "LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies". The Korea Times. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ Chung, Jane; Park, Ju-min (20 May 2018). "South Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73". Reuters. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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