SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO-CEO HAN JONG-HEE DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST – Han died at a hospital on Tuesday
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday (March 25) that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.
Han was in charge of Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea’s biggest company.
Han died at a hospital on Tuesday while being treated for cardiac arrest, a company spokesperson said, adding that a successor had not yet been decided.
Samsung Electronics shares were flat in morning trade.
