Dongwon Industries, Co., Ltd. is a South Korean seafood company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Background
Founded by Kim Jae-chul in 1969, it is the main representative of the Dongwon chaebol, a family conglomerate comprising 15 affiliates.[1] Dongwon is South Korea's largest fishing company and the owner of StarKist Tuna.[2] Kim Nam-jung, the son of Kim Jae-chul, serves as the current chairman and CEO of Dongwon Group.
Korea Investment Holdings, one of Korea's largest financial companies, was a financial branch of Dongwon Chaebol. The firm is now owned and managed by Kim Nam-goo, another son of Kim Jae-chul and billionaire investor in Korea.
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References
- Eun-jee Park. Dongwon founder donates ￦50 billion to KAIST for AI study Korea JoongAng Daily, December 16, 2020^
- S.Korea Dongwon to buy StarKist for $300 mln-paper Reuters, June 20, 2008^