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  • Born: December 3, 1960
  • Nationality: Korean
  • Profession: Businessman, Chairman

Chey Tae-won (born Decemter 3, 1960) is a South Korea billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of SK Group, Korea's third largest chaebol (family owned conglomerate), that mainly engages in the provision of semiconductors, oil, telecommunication services, chemical, etc. He is well know for the group's Hynix merger deal, which eventually becomes the world's fourth largest chipmaker followed by Samsung Electronics, Intel, and TSMC. SK Group recorded revenue and profit of $213.6 billion and $23.8 billion respectively in 2018. As of 2021, he is the 9th richest person in Korea with a net worth of $3.6 billion. The bulk of his fortune comes from SK Holdings, the holding company of SK Group.