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Samsung Electronics says co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died of cardiac arrest

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee was in charge of the tech giant's consumer electronics and mobile devices division.

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee was in charge of the tech giant's consumer electronics and mobile devices division. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

SEOUL - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on March 25 that its co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died from cardiac arrest.

Mr Han was 63.

He was in charge of Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while another co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea’s biggest company.

Samsung Electronics shares were flat in morning trade. REUTERS

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