James_Kim_(American_businessman)

James Kim (American businessman)

James Kim (American businessman)

American businessman


James Joo-Jin Kim is an American businessman who founded the chipmaker Amkor.[1] Kim immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1955 and started Amkor Electronics as a law student. Kim took the company public in 1998 and stepped down as CEO in 2009, while staying on as the executive chairman of the Board.[2] In 2005, Kim bought out GameStop in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.[3]

He and his family have a net worth of US$1.6 billion according to Forbes.[4]


References

  1. "James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies". 2023-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. "James Kim & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. "GameStop Becomes Leading Global Game Retailer". Gamestop Corp. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. "James Kim & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

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