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|image = Koo Bon-Moo profile.jpg
|image = Koo Bon-Moo profile.jpg
|caption = Koo in 2013
|caption = Koo in 2013
|birth_date = {{birth date|1947|2|10|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1945|2|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Shinshū, [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese Korea]]<br>(now [[Jinju]], [[South Korea]])
|birth_place = Shinshū, [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese Korea]]<br>(now [[Jinju]], [[South Korea]])
|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|20|1947|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
|title = Chairman of [[LG Corporation|LG Group]] {{small|(1995–2018)}}
|title = Chairman of [[LG Corporation|LG Group]] {{small|(1995–2018)}}
|alma_mater = [[Ashland University]]<br>[[Cleveland State University]]
|alma_mater = [[Ashland University]]<br>[[Cleveland State University]]
|predecessor = Koo Cha-kyung (b. 1924 &ndash;), father
|predecessor = [[Koo Cha-kyung]]
}}
}}


'''Koo Bon-moo''' ({{lang-ko|구본무}}; 10 February 1947 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive.
'''Koo Bon-moo''' ({{lang-ko|구본무}}; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive.


Born on 10 February 1947 in [[Jinju]],<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"/> Upon graduation, 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 1984, 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 as chairman of [[LG Group]]. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004.<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 refused life extension, 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>
Born on 10 February 1945 in [[Jinju]],<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"/> Upon graduation, 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 1984, 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 as chairman of [[LG Group]]. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004.<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 refused life extension, 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>


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Revision as of 15:32, 17 February 2019

Koo Bon-moo
구본무
Koo in 2013
Born(1945-02-10)10 February 1945
Died20 May 2018(2018-05-20) (aged 73)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materAshland University
Cleveland State University
TitleChairman of LG Group (1995–2018)
PredecessorKoo Cha-kyung

Koo Bon-moo (Template:Lang-ko; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive.

Born on 10 February 1945 in Jinju,[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] Upon graduation, 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 1984, headed the company's Tokyo office.[3] In 1995, Koo succeeded his father Koo Cha-kyung as chairman of LG Group. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004.[5] Starting in 2017, Koo Bon-moo sought continual treatment for a brain tumor. He refused life extension, and died in Seoul on 20 May 2018, aged 73.[6][7]

References

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