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CEO & Vice Chair of Samyang Foods
Kim Jung-soo
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Last Updated on Jun 16, 2025
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CEO & Vice Chair of Samyang Foods
Life Summary
Kim Jung-soo is the Vice Chair and CEO of Samyang Foods.
She entered the company’s management after marrying Chun In-jang, the former Chairman of Samyang Foods and a second-generation member of the founding family.
She has played a leading role in globalizing K-food, using the brand power of “Buldak Bokkeum Myeon,” a representative product of “K-ramen.”
She was born on March 26, 1964, in Seoul.
Kim graduated from Seoul Arts High School and Ewha Womans University with a degree in Social Work.
After her marriage, she spent time as a homemaker. However, when Samyang Foods went bankrupt during the Asian Financial Crisis, she joined the company to support her husband, then-Chairman Chun In-jang.
In 2020, Kim and her husband were convicted of embezzling company funds and stepped down from the management.
Just seven months later, she received special approval for reemployment from the Ministry of Justice and returned to management. In 2023, she was reinstated through a Liberation Day special pardon.
Kim has demonstrated strong performance in design and marketing.
#SamyangFoods #KimJungsoo #Kfood #BuldakRamen #globalmarketing #Kramen #ChunInjang #IMFcrisis #corporateembezzlement #Koreanbusinesswoman
She entered the company’s management after marrying Chun In-jang, the former Chairman of Samyang Foods and a second-generation member of the founding family.
She has played a leading role in globalizing K-food, using the brand power of “Buldak Bokkeum Myeon,” a representative product of “K-ramen.”
She was born on March 26, 1964, in Seoul.
Kim graduated from Seoul Arts High School and Ewha Womans University with a degree in Social Work.
After her marriage, she spent time as a homemaker. However, when Samyang Foods went bankrupt during the Asian Financial Crisis, she joined the company to support her husband, then-Chairman Chun In-jang.
In 2020, Kim and her husband were convicted of embezzling company funds and stepped down from the management.
Just seven months later, she received special approval for reemployment from the Ministry of Justice and returned to management. In 2023, she was reinstated through a Liberation Day special pardon.
Kim has demonstrated strong performance in design and marketing.
#SamyangFoods #KimJungsoo #Kfood #BuldakRamen #globalmarketing #Kramen #ChunInjang #IMFcrisis #corporateembezzlement #Koreanbusinesswoman