Lee Boo-jin


Lee Boo-jin is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman, and the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla, one of Seoul's leading hotels and conference centres.

Early life

She is the daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the billionaire chairman of Samsung Group. She earned a bachelor's degree from Yonsei University, major in Children's Studies.

Career

Lee began her career at Samsung Foundation in 1995.
Lee joined Hotel Shilla 2001 and became CEO of Hotel Shilla in 2010.
As of November 2017, her net worth was estimated at US$2.1 billion.
In November 2017, she was assessed by Forbes as being the 93rd most powerful woman in the world.

Personal life

She lives in Seoul, South Korea.
In 1999, she married Im Woo-jae, known in the South Korean press as "Mr. Cinderella" because of his humble background, as an "employee of a security service affiliate of Samsung Group". They separated in 2012, and have one son together.
In a court ruling in July 2017, Lee was ordered to pay her ex-husband Im Woo-jae $7.6 million, as part of their divorce settlement, with Lee receiving sole custody of their son. Im is counter-suing, seeking $1.1 billion as a division of assets.