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Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died

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Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died

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Post by screye »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

Yep.

Jong-Hee was self-made, and did not come from a Chaebol family. Samsung is controlled by the (founding) Lee family, and as of 2025, Samsung's executive chairman (Lee Jae-yong) is the family patriarch.

Samsung might not have been his baby, but glad he could taste the very pinnacle of power in SK before death came knocking.

Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died

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Post by moritonal »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

That's a very pessimistic view on the role of work. Whilst possibly true, it's equally possible that his decent choices allowed Samsung to succeed in areas, and in turn recently employ more people, who in turn could live safe, stable fulfilling lives. I think people forget how bad a chaotic life without safety nets is for most people.

Of course, this is all a hunch, I hear Samsung is quite a good company.

Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died

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Post by chirau »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

What do you mean 'all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary'? What else was he supposed to have or anyone else for that matter? I'd think inheritance covers a lot at the very least.

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Post by StefanBatory »

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

Journey, not the destination I'd say. I'm sure he must have enjoyed being CEO in the end.

You are a leader of one of the most influential companies in the world and most likely the most influential in Korea.

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Post by PaulHoule »

chirau wrote: post #13
rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

What do you mean 'all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary'? What else was he supposed to have or anyone else for that matter? I'd think inheritance covers a lot at the very least.

I mean, everybody dies.

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

mathgladiator wrote: post #3
rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #2

Heart attack at 63. What a shame. Guy worked at the company longer than I’ve been alive and all he has to show for it is an inheritance and obituary. Makes you wonder what we’re working so hard for.

It's a good question. My home was recently destroyed by fire (not a total loss of dwelling, but 95% of contents due to smoke and water), and I'm quitting tech to accept being a rancher and body builder. I love tech, but tech doesn't love me. So, #yolo on to the next thing.

Sorry for your loss.

But may I ask, about the comment "I love tech, but tech doesn't love me"

Where does this really arise from?

I have some theories and feel free to tell me which one is the right one:- 1)Does this arise from the fact that tech is excessively used to create AI coder assistants to take the coders out in the first place

2)Does this arise from the fact that you feel as if you are a working machine in a cog, like most of what coders do in tech is unethical or useless in terms of human resourcefulness (asking because I saw one hackernews post about it some day where the guy was a microsoft engineer working on some project that he believed to have no impact other than surveillance)

Because these were the two theories as to why you might feel like that way. And I am genuinely interested in what you believe.

Curious for your response!

Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died

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Post by drpossum »

whycome wrote: post #8

> Based on the notice Samsung published, Han's co-CEO Young-Hyun Jun is now the sole CEO of the company. Jun, who also heads Samsung's semiconductor business, was appointed as Han's co-CEO in November 2024. I guess he had been co-CEO since November. That’s about as smooth of a transition one could hope for? (As far as the company welfare goes.) My thoughts are with his family. An abrupt loss like this must be painful…

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