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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] The stock value of the heads of the nation's top 40 groups rose by about KRW 10 trillion last year, the report showed.
According to the Korea CXO Research Institute, which specializes in corporate analysis on the 4th, the valuation value of shares held by the heads of 40 conglomerates managed by the Fair Trade Commission as of Jan. 2 stood at 58.7,860 trillion won, up 9.9,975 trillion won from 48.7,885 trillion won a year ago.
The number of people whose stock assets have increased in the past year is 25, with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong at the top in terms of amount. On the back of rising stock prices of Samsung Electronics and others, Chairman Lee's stock assets rose 3.2,704 trillion won (28.2 percent) from 11.5,969 trillion won to 14.8,673 trillion won.
Lee Dong-chae, former chairman of Ecopro, topped the list in terms of growth. Chairman Lee holds 5.01 million 4,894 shares of EcoPro, whose stock valuation rose nearly six times (497%) from 5,358 billion won to 3.1,995 trillion won.
On the contrary, Kim Ik-rae, former chairman of Dowkium, fell 60.7% from 3,543 billion won to 1,391 billion won.
The No. 1 trillion stock club included 13 people, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and former EcoPro Chairman Lee Dong-chae, Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin (9.9,475 trillion won), Kakao founder Kim Bum-soo (6.1,186 trillion won), Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun (3.7,377 trillion won) and SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won (2.3,442 trillion won).
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