And so it goes. Samsung Electronics’ Chairman, aka The Notorious Lee Kun-hee , has just seen his son Lee Jae-yong promoted to the position of president of the chaebol kingdom. Lee previously served as executive VP in the flagship arm of the Samsung Group conglomerate. As if that wasn’t enough nepotism, Lee’s little sis was promoted to the position of president of a Samsung-owned theme park / resort operator. Naturally, Samsung stock closed at a record high on the news. Chairman’s son promoted to president of the Samsung Electronics gang originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink