"LG" redirects here. For other uses, see LG (disambiguation).
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| Traded as | KRX: 003550 |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 5 January 1947 |
| Founder | Koo In-hwoi |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Koo Bon-moo (Chairman & CEO) Kang Yu-sig (Vice Chairman & Co-CEO) Cho Jun-ho (EVP, COO, & Director) |
| Products | Electronics, chemicals, telecommunications, engineering, information technology, power generation |
| Revenue | US$143 billion (2012)[1] |
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Number of employees
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220,000 (2012)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | LG Electronics LG Display LG Uplus LG Chem LG Life Sciences LG Solar Energy |
| Slogan | Life's Good |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | LG법인 |
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| Hanja | LG法人 |
| Revised Romanization | LG Beobin |
| McCune–Reischauer | LG Pŏbin |
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| Hangul | 럭키금성 |
| Hanja | 樂喜金星 |
| Revised Romanization | Leogki Geumseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lŏkki Kǔmsŏng |
Stake ownership structures (As of 2012)
An LG microwave oven
LG's ad campaigns have sometimes utilized celebrities such as South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation for their products, such as this for the LG Cookie cell phone in 2010.
LG Side-By-Side Refrigerator (KF-P8903 HLP)
LG Corporation (Korean: LG법인) formerly Lucky Goldstar (Korean: Leokki Geumseong (럭키금성/樂喜金星) ) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. It is the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea. It is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.[2] LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus and LG Chem in over 80 countries.
