Koo Bon-moo

South Korean business executive

Koo Bon-moo (Korean: 구본무; 10 February 1945 – 20 May 2018) was a South Korean business executive. He was born in Jinju, South Korea. In 1995, Koo replaced his father Koo Cha-kyung as chairman of LG Group. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in 2004.[1]

Koo in 2013

Koo died of brain cancer on 20 May 2018 in Seoul at the age of 73.[2][3]

References

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  1. Kim, Hooyeon; Park, Kyunghee (20 May 2018). "LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies". Korea Times. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. Chung, Jane; Park, Ju-min (20 May 2018). "South Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73". Reuters. Retrieved 20 May 2018.