Thus climaxed a family boardroom drama that has rocked Hyundai, the largest chaebol, and Korean business. |
Not unlike the pre-war Japanese zaibatsu, virtually all chaebol are family-owned and controlled. |
One of his first acts as CEO was to change the name to Hynix, distancing the company from the Korean chaebol. |
What's more, he has the backing of the chaebol, the giant conglomerates that clashed so often with Kim and his Cabinet ministers. |
Roh will also challenge the chaebol, the Korean conglomerates that have dominated Korean economic life and dictated much of its politics as well. |
He's a 25-year veteran of Samsung Corp., the trading arm of South Korea's largest chaebol. |