Seo Jung-jin: Founder who needed loan sharks is now South Korea’s second richest

Seo Jung-jin: Founder who needed loan sharks is now South Korea’s second richest

By Yoojung LeeSeo Jung-jin used to borrow money from loan sharks, pledging his organs to get much needed funds for his upstart drugmaker. Now he’s the second-richest person in South Korea, trailing just Samsung Electronics Co.’s chairman. The Celltrion Inc. founder’s fortune has swelled to $10 billion as shares of his company, which is developing … Read more