Koo Kwang-mo

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Chairman and largest shareholder of LG Group

Seoul, South Korea

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 26, 2026

At a glance

Net Worth: $1.9B
Reach: 500.0M people
Strongest: Reach; Global tier
Weakest: 5 dimensions; Continental tier

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Net Worth ▲: $1.9B
Reach ▲: 500.0M people
Power ▲: As chairman and 15% stake owner of LG Group, he commands executive control over one of South Korea's largest industrial conglomerates and its major operating units such as LG Electronics.
Influence ▲: His strategic decision to pull LG out of competitive global markets like smartphones, solar panels, and fuel cells shifted market dynamics across consumer tech and renewable industries.
Network ▲: He holds strong ties across South Korea's corporate elite as the biological son of former Heesung Group chairman Koo Bon-neung and adopted son of former LG chairman Koo Bon-moo.
Legacy ▲: He is recognized for transforming LG's core business scope by liquidating underperforming business units while sustaining the industrial legacy established by his great-grandfather Koo In-hwoi.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

Power Trajectory

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About

Koo Kwang-mo is a South Korean businessman and the chairman of LG Group, holding a 15% controlling stake in the enterprise as its largest shareholder. He assumed leadership in June 2018 after inheriting an 8.8% stock interest following the death of his adopted father, former LG chairman Koo Bon-moo. Under his leadership, LG has reshaped its business portfolio by exiting major lines including smartphones, solar panels, and electronic payments.