Lotte chairman's son gets married

Lotte chairman’s son gets married

By Park Jin-hai

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin’s son Yoo-yeol, 29, tied the knot with a Japanese classmate who has been on a MBA course at Columbia University, according to group officials.

The wedding took place in Hawaii on March 17, and was only attended by family members, including Shin’s wife and two daughters.

“Only family members and close relatives participated in the wedding ceremony,” said a Lotte Group official.

No further details about the bride are known yet except that she is an alumni of the university.

Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin flew to Hawaii for the ceremony right after attending the opening of an Innovation Center in Busan on March 16.

His two other children are working for firms in Japan following a family tradition whereby the offspring of conglomerate owners start their career outside the group.

Chairman Shin is also a graduate of Columbia University and started his career at Nomura Securities.