family was forced from the board and it is considered to have been a victory for those working to restrict the powers of the chaebols. Personal life and death Cho was the son of , the founder of Hanjin Group and head of Korean Air. Cho was married, with a son, Cho Won-tae, and two daughters: Cho Hyeon-ah (also known as Heather Cho) and Cho Hyeon-min (also known as Emily Cho). All three children are graduates of the University of Southern California. On 8 April 2019, Cho died at a hospital in Los Angeles County, California, US, at the age of 70. Awards April 2005: Order of the Polar Star (highest civilian honor awarded by Mongolia to foreign citizens) October 2005: Moran Medal of the Order of Civil Merit (South Korea) January 2012: Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) November 2015: Grand Officier in the Legion of Honour (France) References External links 1949 births 2019 deaths South Korean chief executives Chief executives in the airline industry Korean Air Kyungbock High School alumni Marshall School of Business alumni Recipients of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Order of Industrial Service Merit Moran Medals of the Order of Civil Merit (Korea) Mugunghwa Medals of the Order of Civil Merit (Korea) 20th-century South Korean businesspeople 21st-century South Korean businesspeople Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games South Korean people convicted of tax crimes