Dongwon Industries
Seafood company in Seoul, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dongwon Industries, Ltd. (Korean: 동원산업주식회사) is a South Korean seafood company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. 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.
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Native name | 동원산업주식회사 |
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Company type | Public |
KRX: 006040 | |
Industry | Fishing |
Founded | 16 April 1969; 55 years ago (1969-04-16) |
Founder | Kim Jae-chul |
Headquarters | Seoul and Busan, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 동원산업 |
Hanja | 東遠產業 |
Revised Romanization | Dong-won Saneop |
McCune–Reischauer | Tong'wŏn Sanŏp |
Website | www |
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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.