- Source of Wealth: SK Group
- Age: 59
- Birth Place: Suwon, South Korea
- Marital Status: Married (Roh So-young)
- Full Name: Chey Tae-won
- Nationality: South Korea
- Date of Birth: December 3, 1960
- Ethnicity: Korean
- Occupation: Businessman
- Education: Korea University
- Children: 3
Korean businessman Chey Tae-Won has an estimated net worth of $3.4 billion as of April 2016 according to Forbes. Currently, Chey Tae-Won heads SK Corporation which is considered as South Korea’s third largest conglomerate which holds interests in various fields such as telecom, chemicals and energy.
Chey Tae-Won was born on December 3, 1960 in Suwon, Gyeongi Province, South Korea. He is a graduate of Korea University. Currently based in Seoul, Tae-Won is married to Roh So-young with whom he has three children.
In December 2012, he resigned as the Chairman of SK Corporation before he was convicted of embezzling $43 million. He is to serve four years of imprisonment. In 2003, he was imprisoned for 7 months due to accounting fraud but he was pardoned.