Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee resigns from International Olympic Committee
Aug 11, 2017
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has rescinded his membership in the International Olympic Committee. The IOC's Executive Board announced Friday that Lee's family has asked the IOC "not to consider Mr. Lee for re-election as an IOC member." Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee (Yonhap)The 75-year-old has been an IOC member since 1996. But he has remained hospitalized since May 2014 when he suffered a heart attack.Lee's resignation leaves South Korea with one IOC member, Ryu Seung-min. The former