Koo Bon-neung

Koo Bon-neung (; born March 26, 1949 ) is a South Korean businessman. He is part of the Koo family of the chaebol LG and has served in various executive roles in the related company . He served as commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization from 2011 to 2017.

He is among the richest people in South Korea. In April 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.15 billion and ranked him the 30th richest person in the country.

Biography He was born on March 26, 1949, in Busan, South Korea. His grandfather was Koo In-hwoi, the founder of Lucky Goldstar Corporation (now LG), and his father Koo Cha-kyung. As a youth, he reportedly dreamed of becoming a baseball player; he gave up this dream at his father's insistence. He graduated from Kyungnam High School in 1967. He graduated from Korea University with a major in business administration in 1976.

He served as an advisor to the baseball team LG Twins. He became the 19th commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2011. He was unanimously reappointed to that role in 2015.

In 2019, he and some other members of his family were found not guilty of tax evasion.

Personal life He has 5 other siblings. Koo Bon-moo, his oldest brother, was chairman of LG. Koo Bon-joon is his younger brother. Koo Bon-sik (head of Heesung Electronics) is another younger brother. He has an older sister, Koo Hwon-mi and Koo Mi-jeong .