Hotel Shilla President Lee Bu-jin and Naver CEO Soo Yeon Choi ranked 85th and 99th, respectively, among the world's 100 most influential women selected annually by Forbes, a U.S. economic magazine.
On the 11th local time, Forbes announced its ranking of 100 influential women this year, which evaluated indicators such as wealth, media activities, and influence, and included President Lee and CEO Choi.
Forbes counted President Lee Boo-jin's wealth at $2.4 billion and KRW 3.436 trillion in Korean money, introducing him as "the president and CEO of Hotel Shilla in Seoul, and the largest duty-free shop operator in Korea after Lotte."
"I am the eldest daughter of former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, and I inherited my father's empire with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Samsung C&T President Lee Seo-hyun," he explained.
As for CEO Soo Yeon Choi, he said, "I became the CEO of Naver, Korea's largest Internet company, in 2022," adding, "I am the first female CEO of Naver and the youngest CEO except for the founder."
In the same tally last year, Lee ranked 82nd and Choi ranked 96th, respectively.
In the ranking released by Forbes this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has also been ranked as the world's most powerful woman for three years.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Italian Prime Minister Jorja Meloni came in second and third, respectively.
On the other hand, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was ranked third last year, was completely excluded from the ranking.
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