Miky Lee

Korean-American business executive (born 1958)
  • Lee Jay-hyun (brother)
  • Lee Byung-chul (grandfather)

Mie Kyung Lee (Korean: 이미경; Hanja: 李美敬; RR: I Migyeong; born 9 April 1958), known by her English name Miky Lee, is a Korean-born American business executive serving as vice-chairman of CJ Group.

Early life and education

Lee was born in 1958 as the first daughter of Lee Maeng-hee, the eldest son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. She earned a bachelor's degree in home economics at Seoul National University. She obtained a master's degree in East Asian studies from Harvard University in 1986 and later pursued Chinese literature and history studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.[1][2]

Career

Lee started working at Cheil Jedang in 1994, Prompted by Lee, in 1995 Cheil Jedang became an investor of DreamWorks and obtained rights to distribute all their films throughout Asia, Japan excluded. Lee established CGV and brought the first multiplex to South Korea in 1998.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (February 10, 2020). "Who is Miky Lee? 7 things to know about the 'Parasite' producer". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Yoolim (February 21, 2014). "Miky Lee tries to rise to challenge at South Korea's CJ Group". The Washington Post.

External links

  • Miky Lee at IMDb
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