This combined photo shows the three sons of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn. From left, eldest to youngest, are Hanwha Solutions President Kim Dong-kwan, Hanwha Life Insurance Vice President Kim Dong-won and Kim Dong-seon, head of Hanwha Hotels & Resorts' premium leisure group. Courtesy of Hanwha Group

Youngest son tightens grip on hotel, leisure, retail units

By Park Jae-hyuk

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn's youngest son, Kim Dong-seon, was appointed recently as the Hanwha Solutions Galleria Division's executive in charge of new business strategies, the latest in a series of moves to accelerate the transfer of the group's control from the chairman to his three sons. By revenue, Hanwha Group is among the top ten companies in Korea.

According to Hanwha Solutions, Wednesday, he joined the retail unit last month, while remaining as an executive of Hanwha Hotels & Resorts.

"He will discover new premium content for our VIP customers and commercialize the content," a Hanwha Solutions spokesperson said. "He will push ahead with new projects to expand our company's fields of business."