Jung Hee-kyung, former CEO of Money Today, dies

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Chung Hee-kyung, former CEO of Money Today, died on the morning of the 11th at the age of 60.

The deceased was born in Gyeonggi-do in 1965 and graduated from Anyang Shinsung High School and Seoul National University's Department of Newspapers (now the Department of Journalism and Information). The deceased, who joined Hankook Ilbo in 1990 and began his career as a reporter, has been with Money Today since 2000, when Money Today began publishing articles.

After serving as a New York correspondent for Money Today, the head of the finance department, and the head of the industry department, he was appointed editor-in-chief in 2014. After being executive director of Money Today in 2018, he was appointed as CEO of Money Today in 2023, and is said to have laid the foundation for Money Today's stable growth.

Usually, the deceased was known as a warm person around him as well as his seniors and juniors at the company, and was called a gentleman with a gentle and elegant attitude.

The bereaved families include widow Cho Hyun-joo, son Hyuk-joo (officer of the Ministry of Planning and Budget), daughter Ye-jin, and daughter-in-law Yoon Da-sol (officer of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Mortuary: Yonsei Severance Hospital Special Room 1

Issue date: March 13, 2026 (Friday) 10:00 a.m

Contact: (02)2227-7500

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