Kang Duk-soo

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Kang Duk-soo
Hangul
강덕수
Hanja
姜德壽
Revised Romanization Gang Deoksu
McCune–Reischauer Kang Tŏksu

Kang Duk-soo (born 18 August 1950 in Seonsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) is a Korean businessman. He currently serves as the chairman of STX Group, a South Korean conglomerate company ( Chaebol ), formerly known as SsangYong Heavy Industries.

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In 2014, Kang was sentenced for 6 years in prison for fraud, and in 2015, a court ruled that he was not guilty of accounting fraud. [1]

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  1. "Former STX Chairman Kang Deok-su released from prison".