By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-03-25 01:49:58 | Updated at 2025-04-03 22:53:10
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SEOUL - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on March 25 that its co-chief executive Han Jong-hee has died from cardiac arrest.
Mr Han was 63.
He was in charge of Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while another co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea’s biggest company.
News of Mr Han’s death comes as Samsung faces rising competition from Chinese rivals in the smartphone market, as well as in its TV and other consumer electronics businesses. Samsung has also ceded its smartphone market crown to Apple .
He died from cardiac arrest while receiving treatment at a hospital during time off, a company spokesperson said, adding that a successor had not yet been decided.
Samsung Electronics shares were flat in morning trade.
He was appointed vice-chairman and chief executive of Samsung Electronics in 2022, and one of the company’s board members. REUTERS
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