[THE INVESTOR] Cho Hyun-min, youngest daughter of Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho was promoted to executive vice president at Jin Air, the group’s flagship Korean Air’s budget airline. Cho will remain as Jin Air’s marketing chief even after the promotion. Cho Hyun-minOn July 8, Jin Air announced a modest reshuffle, elevating the status of its maintenance team to a division with aims to put more focus on aviation safety. In April, the chairman’s only son Cho Won-tae was named as new president o

 [THE INVESTOR] Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho and his son Shin Dong-bin who is the group chairman have been banned from leaving South Korea, according to court sources on July 8.The ban comes less than a month since the prosecution initiated an all-out probe into South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate on June 10 on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust.   Shin Kyuk-ho (left) and Shin Dong-bin (right)Industry watchers said the move indicates that the authorities have gathered enough ev

[THE INVESTOR] Lee Hae-jin, the reclusive leader of Internet giant Naver, will make an appearance at a press meeting on July 15 when the company’s subsidiary and mobile messenger operator LINE goes public in Japan“Naver board chairman Lee will attend a press meeting in Seoul on the same day when LINE is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange,” said Kim Hyun-ji, a public relations representative of the firm, adding the exact schedule and place are yet to be finalized. It will be Lee’s first appearanc

[THE INVESTOR] CJ Group chief Sohn Kyung-shik is recovering from surgery to treat lung cancer, according to company sources. Sohn, who was diagnosed with the cancer this May, is said to be in a stable condition.The CJ chairman is uncle to Lee Jay-hyun, the CJ group heir. CJ Group chairman Sohn Kyung-shikSohn has been heading Korea’s largest food and entertainment company since 1995 when CJ split from Samsung. After spending some time outside the company in early 2000s, he made a comeback at CJ w