Ex-wife of SK chief wins South Korean record $643m divorce settlement

CompaniesJudgment comes as memory-chip gains send group's value soaringChey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong were married for 37 years. © Yonhap via KyodoKIM JAEWONJuly 24, 2026 15:35 JSTUpdated on July 24, 2026 18:00 JSTSEOUL -- A South Korean appeals court on Friday ruled that SK chairman Chey Tae-won must pay 944.4 billion won ($643.9 million) to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, in a record divorce settlement, putting financial pressure on the tycoon who controls leading global memory chipmaker SK Hynix.