Choi Gee-sung

Korean spelling
Hangeul	최지성
Hanja	崔志成
Revised Romanization	Choe Ji-seong
McCune- Reischauer	Ch'oe Jisŏng
See also : Korean name

Choi Ji-Sung (2008)

Choi Gee-sung (born February 2, 1951 ) is a South Korean manager .

Life

Choi studied economics at Seoul National University . After graduating, Choi started working for Samsung. Choi succeeded Lee Kun-hee at Samsung Electronics in 2009 and became the new CEO in 2010 . In 2011/2012, he was in the public focus of patent litigation with fellow competitor Apple for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet . In June 2012, he was replaced as CEO and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics by Kwon Oh-hyun and has since been head of the Corporate Strategy Office .

As part of the corruption allegations against South Korean President Park , prosecutors brought charges of bribery and embezzlement against Choi and four other top managers on February 27, 2017 . Choi resigned from his post that same day.

Web links

• Samsung: Profile of Choi Gee-sung
• Nate People: Profile of Choi Gee-sung

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Computerwoche: Samsung changes management , December 15, 2009
2. ↑ Wirtschaftswoche: Arms Race on the Internet , from August 24, 2011
3. ↑ Focus: The South Korean electronics giant Samsung has a new boss , from June 7, 2012
4. ↑ Board of Directors ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from samsung.com, accessed January 14, 2014. 
5. ↑ The corruption scandal hits Samsung harder and harder. Die Presse , February 28, 2017, accessed on the same day.
6. ↑ Investigators want to bring Samsung heirs to court. BNN , February 28, 2017, accessed on the same day.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Gee-sung is the first name.