Lee Boo-jin

A native of Seoul, South Korea, she is the daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the late billionaire chairman of Samsung, and Hong Ra-hee. She graduated from Daewon Foreign Language High School in Korea. She earned a bachelor's degree from Yonsei University, majoring in children's studies. ==Career==

Lee began her career at Samsung Welfare Foundation in 1995. In 2001, she joined Hotel Shilla, a member company of the Samsung Group, specializing in travel retail and the hospitality business. She has been the president and CEO of Hotel Shilla since December 2010. She was an independent non-executive director of CITIC Limited from 2014 to 2019. ==Personal life==

She lives in Seoul, South Korea. They separated in 2012, and have one son together. In a court ruling in July 2017, Lee was ordered to pay her ex-husband Im Woo-jae $7.6 million, as part of their divorce settlement, with Lee receiving sole custody of their son. Im allegedly counter-sued and sought $1.1 billion as a division of assets, one of the largest amounts ever requested in an asset split trial in South Korea. Their divorce was settled in January 2020 with Lee ordered to pay Im $12.1 million in an asset split. ==References==