CJ Group

CJ Corporation
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	Headquarters in Seoul
Formerly	Cheil Sugar Co., Ltd. (1953–1979); Cheil Jedang Corporation (1979–2002); CJ Co., Ltd (2002–2007);
Company type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 001040
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	August 1, 1953
Founder	Lee Byung-chul
Headquarters	33 CJ CheilJedang Center, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Lee Jay-hyun (Chairman); Sohn Kyung-shik (Chairman); Miky Lee (Vice-Chairman); Lee Chae-wook (CEO); Charles Jr. (CEO)
Owner	Estate of Lee Jay-hyun (47.07%) ; CJ Group through treasury stock (7.26%)
Subsidiaries	CJ CheilJedang; CJ Logistics; CJ ENM; CJ CGV; Studio Dragon; CJ Entertainment; CJ O Shopping; Olive Young;
Website	www.cj.net

CJ Group (Korean: 씨제이) is a South Korean international conglomerate holding company and one of the largest chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, entertainment and media, Pager and Telephone. CJ Group was originally a branch of Samsung.

CJ comes from 'Cheil Jedang' (제일 제당), which can literally mean "first sugar manufacture", the industry where it originally started.

Notable CJ subsidiaries include CJ CheilJedang (Food and Beverage), CJ Logistics (Logistics), CJ Olive Networks (Health & Beauty Stores & IT), CJ ENM (Entertainment and Retail), and CJ CGV (Cinema Chain). The group is chaired by Lee Jay-hyun, eldest grandson of Samsung's founder.

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