Kumho Asiana Group

Kumho Asiana Group is a large South Korean Chaebol (conglomerate), with subsidiaries in the construction, leisure, and logistics industries. The group is headquartered at the Kumho Asiana Main Tower in Sinmunno 1-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1] As of 2014, the largest shareholder is Park Sam-koo, the third son of the company's founder, who stepped down as CEO in 2010.

Official logo of Kumho Asiana Group.
Kumho Asiana Group
Hangul
Hanja
錦湖아시아나그룹
Revised RomanizationGeumho Asiana Geurup
McCune–ReischauerKŭmho Asiana Kŭrup

History

After World War II, Park In-chon began a taxi service, based out of Geumnamno in Seo-gu, Gwangju.[2] By the 1950s, operations had expanded to include bus and coach services, operating as Gwangju Passenger Service (today, Kumho Buslines).

The company began vertical integration in 1960 with the establishment of Samyang Tire, today Kumho Tire. Facing a shortage of raw material, Kumho Synthetic Rubber (today Kumho Petrochemical) was established in 1971. The group expanded considerably as the Korean economy boomed, adding subsidiary companies in construction, shipping and logistics, aviation, leisure, culture and entertainment, financial services, and information technology.

Surviving the 1997 Asian financial crisis in a position of strength, it acquired several companies from cash-strapped competitors in the 2000s, including Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Korea Express.[3] These acquisitions were heavily leveraged, leading to cash flow issues as the financial crisis of 2007–08 began to impact the economy. The group was forced to sell off assets and begin a debt workout program in late 2009 after an attempt to sell Daewoo E&C failed on the open market.[4]

In an effort to restructure, the group sold its controlling 45 percent stake in Kumho Tire to Chinese tire company Doublestar in July 2018.[5]

In April 2019, the company sold its controlling stake in Asiana Airlines to help pay down mounting credit debt.[6]

Subsidiaries

See also

References
  1. "Contact Us." Kumho Asiana Group. Retrieved on November 26, 2008.
  2. "History", Kumho Asiana, retrieved 2014-04-11
  3. Song, Jung-a (2010-02-17), "Kumho falls victim to winner's curse", Financial Times
  4. Reuters (2009-12-30), "South Korean Conglomerate Faces Cash Crunch", The New York Times
  5. "Year in Review: Doublestar, Kumho complete merger after failed attempt in 2017". Rubber and Plastics News.
  6. Hyun-woo, Nam. "Kumho Group puts Asiana Airlines up for sale". The Korea Times. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. Kim, Jae-Won (26 May 2015). "Kumho Asiana buys Kumho Buslines". Korea Times. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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