Lee, 49, is vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker and the flagship of the Samsung Group founded by his grandfather in 1938. Lee's father Lee Kun-Hee went on to build up the tech empire but was convicted of bribery in 1996. He was made vice chairman in 2012, a banner year when Samsung dethroned Apple as the world's top smartphone maker and shattered profit records every quarter. - Vision thing -================Since a heart attack three years ago left his father bedridden, Lee has functioned as the public face of Samsung, attending key events and meetings with visiting luminaries. The Lee clan is known for its secrecy, with neither the scion nor his father ever having given a media interview.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 25, 2017 08:48 UTC