Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63

Head of tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on Tuesday
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.
Han was in charge of Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division, while co-CEO Jun Young-hyun oversees the chip business of South Korea’s biggest company.
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