CJ Group
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CJ Group (Korean: 씨제이) is a South Korean international conglomerate holding company and one of the largest chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, entertainment and media, Pager and Telephone.[2] CJ Group was originally a branch of Samsung.
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Company type | Public |
KRX: 001040 | |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | August 1, 1953; 70 years ago (1953-08-01) |
Founder | Lee Byung-chul |
Fate | Merged with Samsung to form Samsung Cheil Jedang. |
Headquarters | 33 CJ CheilJedang Center, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul , South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lee Jay-hyun (Chairman) Sohn Kyung-shik (Chairman) Miky Lee (Vice-Chairman) Lee Chae-wook (CEO) Charles Jr. (CEO) |
Owner | Estate of Lee Jay-hyun (47.07%)[1] CJ Group through treasury stock (7.26%)[1] |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | www |
CJ comes from 'Cheil Jedang' (제일 제당), which can literally mean "first sugar manufacture", the industry where it originally started.
Notable CJ subsidiaries include CJ CheilJedang (Food and Beverage), CJ Logistics (Logistics), CJ Olive Networks (Health & Beauty Stores & IT), CJ ENM (Entertainment and Retail), and CJ CGV (Cinema Chain). The group is chaired by Lee Jay-hyun, eldest grandson of Samsung's founder.