Founding member of Goldstar who became chairman of LG Electronics
| Life | 1932 ~ 2015 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 벽진 이씨 |
Yi Heon-jo (李憲祖, 1932-2015) was a businessman born in Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang, of the Byeokjin clan. He is recorded as having attended Kyunggi High School, Seoul National University and the Graduate School of Business at Korea University.
He joined Lak-Hui Chemical Industries in 1957 and worked as a founding member of Goldstar, then served as head of planning at the Lucky-Goldstar Group and president of Lucky-Goldstar Trading, becoming president of Goldstar in 1989, vice chairman in 1993 and chairman of LG Electronics in 1995. He later headed the LG Academy (1996-1998).
He received the Bronze Tower Industrial Order in 1985 and the Gold Tower Industrial Order in 1989, and died of a long illness on December 7, 2015.
He was president of Goldstar (1989-1992), chairman of LG Electronics (1995) and head of the LG Academy (1996-1998).
See also the Byeokjin Yi clan page.