CJ Group

CJ Corporation
Formerly
  • Cheil Sugar Co., Ltd. (1953–1979)
  • Cheil Jedang Corporation (1979–2002)
  • CJ Co., Ltd (2002–2007)
Company typePublic
KRX: 001040
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedAugust 1, 1953 (1953-08-01)
FounderLee Byung-chul
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)
OwnerEstate of Lee Jay-hyun (47.07%)[1]
CJ Group through treasury stock (7.26%)[1]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.cj.net
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CJ Group (Korean씨제이) 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.

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.

  1. ^ a b "주주현황 | Cj그룹". Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ "History – About CJ – CJ For Better Life". english.cj.net. Archived from the original on 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2014-01-11.

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